Tony Rosenthal
"5 in 1", 1973-74
Painted CorTen Steel
35 x 28 x 42 feet
Collection: City of New York
One Police Plaza
© Tony Rosenthal/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Tony Rosenthal's original aluminum maquette for "5 in 1", 1973-74, was painted red, but due to a lack of funds, the initial installation of the 35 foot commission was constructed of CorTen steel and allowed to rust. Due to the difficulty of removing graffiti from raw steel, the red paint was later applied and the Final commission matched Mr. Rosenthal's original design.

Tony Rosenthal "5 in 1", 1973-74, was commisioned by the City of New York; the project was organized by the architectural firm, Gruzen & Partners, and the landscape architect, M. Paul Friedberg.

The disc interiors of "5 in 1", 1973-74, were made with square steel tubing, shown in the "Under Construction " photograph. Tony Rosenthal later used similar tubing in other sculptures, including "Big Six", 1975, Collection The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia and "T-Square", 1978, Collection Marty Z. Margulies, Miami, Florida.