Wood-Allies Garage fountain
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sherpes
N 40° 26.299 W 080° 00.152
17T E 584597 N 4476885
Complex system of terracotta statuettes and multiple basins
Waymark Code: WMD7M4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2011
Views: 5
Completed as part of the public open space component of a city-owned parking garage, "Pittsburgh People" was a favorite project of its creator, Pittsburgh artist Jerry Caplan. Working with terra cotta slabs and sewer pipes, Mr. Caplan created wall reliefs and figures for this sweet little pocket park that connects the Boulevard of the Allies with First Avenue. A large column depicts bas-relief figures in elevators, some modeled after known Pittsburghers such as Mayor Richard Caliguiri and Mr. Caplan's good friend, artist Donna Hollen-Bolmgren. The artist himself is there, too. Other figures are meant to represent a variety of Pittsburgh types -- steelworker, crossing guard, businessman, mother and child.
Completed in 1985, addressed at 228 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA
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