Slab Series I in Reds - Greensburg, PA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The piece is by Josefa Filkosky who was a Professor of Art at Seaton Hill College from 1955 until 1999. Several of her works are displayed around the campus.

The Siris webpage for this sculpture (link below) does not have an official description, but just a single black & white photograph. "Slab Series I in Reds" consists of six 1" steel plates cut into trapezoidal shapes, and then welded into an overlapping pattern.

Reference the similar story of Waymark WMM1P8 for "Pipe Theme in Red/Oranges I". In the summer of 2009, the medicine program housed in the nearby Lynch Hall installed a blue (school color) sign to identify the facility. A decision was then made to repaint the abstract art piece with a similar blue color to be visually consistent with the new building sign. This arbitary choice was reversed for the "Pipe Theme" piece which was also moved, but this geometic art scuplture remains blue - without an identifying plaque to highlight the original name. The subsequent enamel coating has the artwork in excellent condition.

TITLE: Slab Series I in Reds ARTIST(S): Josefa Filkosky DATE: 1983 MEDIUM: Medium blue-painted steel sculpture mounted a base of crushed rocks framed by wood CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA000299 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Across from Lynch Hall on the campus of: Seton Hill College Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Unlike the revolt which returned "Pipe Theme in Red/Oranges I" (IAS PA000296) from blue back to its range of hues, this piece has remained blue, thus Medium: ..."painted dark red" is now "painted medium blue".

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