The Puddler - Allentown, PA
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Wonderful bronze sculpture of a "puddler" a steelworker who stirred molten metal in a blast furnace.
Waymark Code: WM108KW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
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The piece, also known as "Metallurgical Worker (The Puddler)" is located in the Allentown Arts Park.
It was originally commissioned by steel magnate Charles Schwab in 1903 as one of a pair glorifying the steel industry. He paid for a steelworker to travel to Paris to sit for sculptor Jean-Leon Gerome.
The statue was installed in the art gallery of Schwab's home in New York City.
The piece was meant allegorically to represent knowledge gained through traditional hands-on methods.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: "Metallurgical Worker (The Puddler)"
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Jean-Leon Gerome
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1903
Materials used: Bronze on a bronze base, cement plinth.
Location: Allentown Arts Park
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