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Ideogram, (sculpture). Artist:  Rosati, James, 1912-1988, sculptor. Title:  Ideogram, (sculpture). Dates:  1962-1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 23 ft. 6 in. x 19 ft. 6 in. x 28 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  Rosati/67-73 signed Description:  Irregular "H" shaped sculpture of polished stainless steel. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, New York Provenance:  Formerly located World Trade Center, Austin J. Tobin Plaza, between Church and West, Vesey and Liberty streets, New York, New York Remarks:  In 1969, the Port Authority Art Committee commissioned Rosati's sculpture, selecting it from a group of models dating from 1962. Inscription on a original nearby marker read: JAMES ROSATI/AMERICAN BORN 1912/IDEOGRAM 1967/28' LONG X 23' HIGH/STAINLESS STEEL. For related information see Willensky, Elliot, and Norval White, "AIA Guide to New York City," New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988, pg. 48. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a terrorist attack destroyed the twin World Trade Center towers and the area immediately surrounding them. The fate of the sculpture is unknown. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1982, 1990. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 31. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 31. 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 76003453   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003453 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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