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Sculptor:
Armstrong, Cameron  Search this
Medium:
Railroad metal rails and wooden ties, gravel
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Oberlin College South Professor & West College Streets, across from the Conservatory of Music Oberlin Ohio 44074
Date:
1977
Notes:
Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 143.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 143.
unsigned
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:
A section of railroad track, eight ties long, emerges from the ground at a fifteen degree angle. A circle of gravel surrounds the sculpture.
Topic:
Architecture--Industry--Railroad Yard  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
History--United States--Underground Railroad  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87830120
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_298833