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Defrees, Joseph,
Werner, J. D.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Musical Instrument
Literature -- Kaladasa
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Arch
Sculpture
Defrees Belltower, (sculpture).
Artist:
Defrees, Joseph, designer.
Werner, J. D., contractor.
Title:
Defrees Belltower, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982.
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 35 x 55 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On brass plaque on west face of north column:) AN ANCIENT POEM/LOOK TO THIS DAY, FOR IT IS LIFE, THE VERY LIFE OF LIFE, IN THIS,/DAY'S BRIEF PAUSE LIE ALL THE VERITIES AND REALITIES OF YOUR/EXISTENCE; THE BLISS OF GROWTH, THE GLORY OF ACTION, THE/SPLENDOR OF BEAUTY/ FOR YESTERDAY IS GONE AND TOMORROW/IS ONLY A VISION. BUT TODAY WELL LIVED MAKES OF EVERY/YESTERDAY A DREAM OF HAPPINESS. AND EVERY TOMORROW A DREAM OF HOPE./KALADASA (5TH CENT. A.D./DESIGNER J.H. DEFREES CONTRACTOR J. D. WERNER unsigned
Description:
Cor-Ten steel arch from which hang eight bronze bells. The bells range in size from the smallest in the center of the arch, to largest at either end. The sculpture stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Literature -- Kaladasa
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Warren
Arch
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Warren, Parks Department, 318 West 3rd Avenue, Warren, Pennsylvania 16365
Located 4th Street & Union Street, Warren, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of several designed and presented to the town by Defrees. The bell towers display bells from the artist's collection.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS PA001439
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