Joggers - Allentown, PA, USA
N 40° 33.827 W 075° 29.745
18T E 458032 N 4490452
This statue, Joggers, is in Percy Ruhe park in SW Allentown, PA.
Waymark Code: WM18NA8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2023
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The Joggers statue is along Oxford Drive in the western edge of the park. It was created by the artist Filippo Bermani in about 1975. Four geometric, sheet steel figures are in a running position, each with a leg extended backward or elevated. The figures are in two differently-sized groups, each with a male and female. The sculpture has an elevated rock filled pedestal/sitting area surrounding it.
Dimensions are:
Overall: approx. 7 x 14 x 5 ft.
Larger grouping: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 1 cm.
Smaller grouping: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 cm.
The sculpture was a gift of Philip and Muriel Berman, local philanthropists who donated much modern art to the City of Allentown.
We call them the 'Jogging Family' statues.
TITLE: Joggers
ARTIST(S): Filippo Bermani
DATE: 1975
MEDIUM: Sheet Metal about 1/2" thick
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA001289
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Western Edge of Ruhe Park along Oxford Drive to the north of the Parking lot.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The mulch has been replaced with a rock filled pedestal/seating area.
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