Untitled (Krol)

Untitled (Sculpture by Krol)
Year 1973 (1973)
Type Painted metal
Dimensions 290 cm × 200 cm × 370 cm (114 in × 78 in × 144 in)
Location Pickwick Farms, Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°55′24″N 86°11′13″W / 39.92333°N 86.18694°W / 39.92333; -86.18694
Owner Pickwick Farms

Untitled (Krol) is a public artwork by American artist Ronald W. Krol. It is located on the grounds of Pickwick Farms, an apartment complex in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] The artwork consists of three red rectalinear shapes intersecting each other[2] and resting on concrete pads. Krol’s work is one of several abstract pieces by Herron School of Art graduates that were commissioned in the mid-1970s by real estate developer Robert Born for the Pickwick apartments.[1]

Description

Untitled (Krol) is made of multiple painted metal panels, most likely steel, that have been welded together and painted red. This abstract sculpture rests on concrete pads and is surrounded by a circular bed of mulch.

Information

Little is known about the sculpture or the artist. Krol graduated from the Herron School of Art in the mid-1970s.[1] The artwork was surveyed in 1992 as part of the Save Outdoor Sculpture! campaign.[2] It is located just off Raquetball Drive and visible in Google Street View.[3] Surrounding the artwork is a cluster of pine trees.

Acquisition

Like Broken Walrus II, this artwork and several others were commissioned by Robert Borns in the 1970s, when Pickwick Farms and another apartment complex nearby were owned by Borns Management.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Greiff, Glory-June (2005). Remembrance, Faith & Fancy: Outdoor Public Sculpture in Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-87195-180-0.
  2. 1 2 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1992). "Untitled (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps Street View". Maps.Google.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ Greiff, p. 183 and 185.
  5. ↑ "Broken Walrus". Indianapolis Museum of Art. Retrieved 2013-04-22.

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