"Pittsburgh Variations"- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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N 40° 26.830 W 080° 00.143
17T E 584599 N 4477868
"Pittsburgh Variations" by George Sugarman
Waymark Code: WM78DT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2009
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The plaque for this sculpture indicates:
"George Sugarman (American, born 1912)
"Pittsburgh Variations," 1984
Painted aluminum
Commissioned by The Hillman Fund
of the Allegheney Conference of Community Development
Conceived as a "Sculpture Park" within a "Sculpture
Park". the varied elements that have contributed to
Pittsburgh's growth are represented by forms
which symbolize a paddlewheel (the rivers), a crucible
(primary metals), The Golden Triangle (business and
finance, and Penn's Woods (natural resources)
Collection of Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute"
Title: Pittsburgh Variations
Artist: George Sugarmnan
Media (materials) used: painted aluminum
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Allegheney Landing Park
Date of creation or placement: 1984
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