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Tony
Rosenthal
"5 in 1", 1973-74
Under Construction |
Tony
Rosenthal
"5 in 1", 1973-74
Unpainted, 1973 |
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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.
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