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Blivas, Don,
Brown, Mike,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
(Machine Assemblage), (sculpture).
Artist:
Blivas, Don, architect.
Brown, Mike, welder.
Title:
(Machine Assemblage), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: assemblage of about 20-40 steel machine parts; Base: concrete slab.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base, flat slab: approx. W. 36 1/2 in. D. 56 1/2 in.
Inscription:
Mike Brown M. B. D. A. B signed
Description:
Abstract construction composed of predominately round forms and balanced on two thin legs.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
American Hydracast, 5135 North Ravenswood Avenue, Courtyard, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance:
Formerly located American Die Casting Machinery Company, 5135 North Ravenswood Avenue, Courtyard, Chicago, Illinois
Remarks:
American Hydracast, Inc. was formerly the American Die Casting Machinery Company. Don Blivas was the architect of the American Die Casting Machinery Company's building and he designed this sculpture using various machine parts produced by company. Sculpture's concrete base was cracked by the forklift used in the installation of the piece. The SOS! survey noted that the sculpture was scheduled to be moved, possibly destroyed.
References:
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 89-90.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 89.
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 87820083
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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