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Sculptor:
Sugarman, George 1912-1999  Search this
Medium:
Aluminum plate, painted
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Wills Eye Hospital Public Relations 9th & Locust Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107
Date:
Ca. 1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
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.
Summary:
The sculpture consists of four wall panels of abstract, environmental patterns, recessed beneath a lighted overhang on the side of the hospital. From left to right: Panel 1 has three zigzag shapes in blue. Panel 2 resembles an abstract flower with black, petal-like pieces, a high, wide green arc, and a smaller central arc in orange. Panel 3 contains three wide, ribbon-like pieces going from the upper left corner diagonally over to the right edge and bottom. The color is predominantly light blue, with yellow shading on the underside. Panel 4 features two green arc-like forms in the upper left, brown wave-like forms moving diagonally from the bottom to the upper right corner.
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001057
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337398