Description:
Richard Filipowski (American, 1923-2008)
Virgo
Unsigned, inscribed "6-71" in ink on the base.
Phosphor, bronze, and silver with a golden-brown patina, 48 1/2 x 34 in. (123.0 x 84.8 cm),mounted to a granite base.
Condition: Wear to the patina.
Provenance: Collection of Robert Bradford Newman (1917-1983),professor of architectural acoustics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and co-founder of Bolt, Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Pedestal measures 24 in. high, 18 in. wide, and 7 1/4 in. deep.
Attached to base with screws.
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Keywords
Newman Inc., Robert Bradford Newman, Richard Filipowski, CambridgeStephen L. Fletcher
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