Hammering Man at 2,938,405 - Gainesville, FL
N 29° 38.193 W 082° 22.182
17R E 367410 N 3279297
The kinetic "Hammering Man at 2,938,405" is located at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art in Gainesville, Florida, USA. The sculpture is made of corten steel and represents the common worker.
Waymark Code: WM9XG8
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2010
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"A University of Florida landmark, Hammering Man, outside of the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, was sculpted by Jonathan Borofsky in 1984. The hydraulic-driven hammerman’s creak is a familiar sound when visiting UF’s Cultural Plaza. The outdoor sculpture is a gift from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation. This motorized tribute to the working man is one of several Hammering Man sculptures located around the world."
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Although an internet search did not uncover a video of the Hammering Man sculpture at the Harn Museum, a video of the Hammering Man sculpture in Seattle shows what one of these sculptures looks like in action (visit link).
The following information is from the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (in the Quick Search box, type in "Hammering Man"):
Hammering Man at 2,938,405
Date: 1984
Dimensions: 24 ft. x 11 ft. x 24 in., 7600 lb. (731.5 x 335.3 x 61 cm, 3447.3 kg)
Medium: Corten steel
Credit Line: Gift of the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Description: Large scale sculpture with a flat nearly two dimensional character that depicts a male worker hammering. The arm holding the hammer is hydraulically activated to simulate hammering.
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