DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Philadelphia Wireman Sculpture
NameSculpture
Artist
Philadelphia Wireman
Dateca.1970-1975
Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumMetal wire, plastic
Dimensionssculpture height on base: 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (15 × 5 × 5 cm)
sculpture only: 5 11/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 7/16 in. (14.4 × 4 × 3.7 cm)
sculpture only: 5 11/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 7/16 in. (14.4 × 4 × 3.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift in recognition of Janet Fleisher, A.2020.17.2
Object numberA.2020.17.2
ProvenanceThrough inheritance to Janet Fleisher Investment Corp., 2010
Purchased from Robert Leitch by Janet Fleisher Gallery, 1985
Found discarded in Philadelphia by Robert Leitch, 1982
DescriptionThis wire sculpture is comprised of three types of wire, one black plastic coated wire, one heavily oxidized piece, and one lightly oxidized with white corrosion. There is a dark blue tag with “371” written in black ink. The sculpture has a custom black metal stand.
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
