Theseus - Allentown, PA
N 40° 36.069 W 075° 27.793
18T E 460808 N 4494585
An abstract public sculpture near Parkettes in Allentown, PA.
Waymark Code: WM5TXG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2009
Views: 15
?This is Igael Tumarkin's "Theseus", 1985. It's white painted steel and weighs 6000lbs. A gift of Muriel and Philip Berman. Currently on Union and Lawrence Streets, it will soon be moved to a different Allentown location to accommodate a new sculpture of Martin Luther King.
Many thanks to petelewnes for providing the above information.
This is the female half of an abstract public sculpture (waymark WM2XNJ) that is located in a park in West Allentown.
Philip Berman, former owner of the former Hess's department store, donated many of the abstract sculptures in Allentown's public parks.
Title: Theseus
Artist: Igael Tumarkin
Media (materials) used: Steel and railroad parts
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): nr. Parkettes along Martin Luther King Drive
Date of creation or placement: 1985
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