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Results for "Abstract sculpture"
31 monuments found.
3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece
J. Hood Wright Park
Manhattan
Monolith of eight magnesium and aluminum plates with steel bolts set on steel base set in concrete pad with plaque
Alamo
Manhattan
Tilted cube on pivot
Bird Flying Machine
Central Park
Manhattan
Figure on integral plinth
Bound Hands Rising Free
McCarren Park
Brooklyn
A hand pointing down supports a group of three hands pointing upward with the higher, middle hand supporting a dove with wings spread and starting to fly, on a pedestal
Cactus Couple
Central Park
Manhattan
Two forms, one tall and one ball-shaped, on base supported by low box
Coenties Ship
Vertical structure on cut glass bell-shaped base; with glass pavers in radiating fashion
Columnade
Fort Tryon Park
Manhattan
Two upright, continuous lengths of cast material in a U-attached- to- inverted-U pattern, aligned side by side
Eaphae-Aekyad #2
John Jay Park
Manhattan
Precariously balanced pieces of steel
El Arbol de Esperanza
Thomas Jefferson Park
Manhattan
Tree trunk figure, globe constructed of a transparent matrix of coated rods with fittings at connecting points
Free Form
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens
Form on base
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