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Sculptor:
Ferber, Herbert 1906-1991  Search this
Architect:
Goodman, Percival  Search this
Medium:
Brazed copper and brass
Type:
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Temple of Aaron Mississippi River Boulevard & Hartford Avenue St. Paul Minnesota 55116
Date:
Commissioned Feb. 1956. 1956. Installed Summer 1957
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Andersen, Wayne V., "The Sculpture of Herbert Ferber," Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1962, fig. 41.
(Mounted on wall, below sculpture:) LET JUSTICE/WELL UP/LIKE WATER/AND/RIGHTEOUSNESS/AS A/MIGHTY STREAM/AMOS
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:
Abstract representation of flowing water installed on the facade of a building.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Allegory--Element--Water  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Justice  Search this
Control number:
IAS MN000087
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321601