Maranta, (sculpture).

Maranta, (sculpture).

Cronin, Robert, 1936- , sculptor.

Maranta, (sculpture).

Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 9 x 5 x 2 ft.

An abstract design consisting of two asymmetrical leaf-like shapes that are joined down the middle and topped by a narrow convex shape. The sculpture is supported in the rear by three concrete cylinders.

Object -- Foliage -- Maranta

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester

Administered by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608

Located Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Gordon Library, right side of entrance, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608

In 1976, five Worcester Polytechnic Institute faculty members, Joseph Sage, H. Royden Astley, JoAnn Manfra, Steven Weininger, Albert G. Anderson, and an anonymous donor purchased this sculpture from the artist and donated it to the college. IAS files contain a copy of the City of Worcester Parks and Recreation Department / Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C "Monuments" questionnaire dated May 29, 1986.

Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

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