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Sculptor:
Schweizer, Ernest  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel, engine; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Kinetic
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Elmira Buildings and Grounds Division City Hall, Church Street & Lake Street Elmira New York 14901
Located Mark Twain Riverfront Park Elmira New York
Date:
Summer 1980. Dedicated July 4, 1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Elmira Star Gazette, July 1, 1980.
(On plaque on front of base:) PRESENTED/TO THE/PEOPLE/OF/ELMIRA/BY THE/ELMIRA ROTARY CLUB/JULY 4, 1980/75th ANNIVERSARY/ROTARY INTERNATIONAL/DESIGNED & BUILT BY ERNEST SCHWEIZER 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:
Abstract stainless steel sculpture of two gliders at the end of two curved beams. The gliders and beams rotate at 6 mph, powered by a small engine. The sculpture stands on a polished granite base which rests on a concrete slab.
Topic:
Architecture--Vehicle--Airplane  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000901
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339614