Images(2)

New York -- The El

Object NameSculpture

Maker Gene Scala

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1976

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueCut, engraved, polished

SizeH: 11.3 cm, L (max.): 17.5 cm, W (max.): 6.4 cm

Accession Number78.4.23

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPale blue tinted glass; cut, engraved, polished. Irregular fourteen-sided shape, polished edges, engraved design on one surface represents man with briefcase and walking stick (?) moving from left to right toward doors of train; below train another surface inscribed "42nd St" with arrow pointing right; above train and to its right two other surfaces engraved with abstract arc and line decoration; stipple engraved (?) on base "Gene Scala I" and on surface adjoining base "The El".
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