Sky Cathedral - San Jose, CA
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N 37° 20.005 W 121° 53.382
10S E 598358 N 4132438
This sculpture is in the lobby of the San Jose Museum of Art.
Waymark Code: WMEBJD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2012
Views: 3
This sculpture is in the lobby of the San Jose Museum of Art. It can be accessed without paying the entrance fee to the Museum.
This 1958 wood and paint sculpture is by artist Louise Nevelson "Born 1899 Kiev, Russia; Died 1988, New York". It was made for her brother's Thorndike Hotel in Rockland, Maine. The placard accompanying the piece also informs us "Typical of her work, Sky Cathedral is constructed of "crates" piled with a variety of molded and found wood and stacked into a wall-like configuration."
Title: Sky Cathedral
Artist: Louise Nevelson
Media (materials) used: wood and paint
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): in the lobby of the San Jose Museum of Art.
Date of creation or placement: 1958
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