Rescue - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 52.985 W 087° 43.590
16T E 439722 N 4637051
Bas-relief made of abstract shapes of stainless steel arranged on an angular sheet of metal, located on north wall of a fire station.
Waymark Code: WM823X
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The sculpture measures 9' wide by 4' high.

The sculptor, Chicagoan Jill Parker, described her work as showing a "social and technological merging of man and machine." Parker attended the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.

When I saw the sculpture, I felt that the center to left-of-center figures represented firemen reaching in to save the figures to the right.

The dilapidated bench out front (see photo) is not an intentional work of art, I believe :)

Also listed in the Smithsonian database, see: (visit link)
Title: Rescue

Artist: Jill Parker

Media (materials) used: Seven-gauge (3/16 inch) stainless steel attached to a brick wall.

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Chicago Fire Department Station 17 north wall 4001 W. West End Avenue Chicago, Illinois

Date of creation or placement: Dedicated May 22, 1981
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