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Stephen Wise Towers Playground Sculpture: (Horses), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Nivola, Costantino 1911-1988  Search this
Landscape architect:
Richard G. Stein & Associates  Search this
Medium:
Each horse: cast colored concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by New York City Housing Authority New York New York 10023
Located Stephen Wise Towers Playground, between 90th & 91st Streets New York New York
Date:
1964
Notes:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 280.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 280.
unsigned
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Summary:
Playground sculptures depicting chubby little horses each colored either gray-blue, salmon, or cream. The horses are grouped in a loose circle so that when the children ride the horses they all face each other.
Topic:
Animal--Horse  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87870194
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_302838