Fingerspan - Philadelphia, PA
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N 40° 02.796 W 075° 12.693
18T E 481954 N 4432950
High above the Wissahickon Creek lies practical art.
Waymark Code: WM5CTF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
Views: 25
The Fingerspan sculpture was commissioned by the Fairmount Park Art Association and created by Jody Pinto. This span took the place over a deteriorated staircase from an old ship. The Fingerspan was part of the Fairmount Park Art Association's Form and Function project.
This sculpture was fabricated in section and had to be installed using a helicopter. A grant from the Art in Public Places Program of the National Endowment for the Arts supplemented funds from the Fairmount Park Art Association, and the work was donated to the City of Philadelphia.
The sculpture consists of a 59-foot covered bridge in the form of a slightly bent finger.
Title: Fingerspan
Artist: Jody Pinto
Media (materials) used: weathering steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Wissahickon Park
Date of creation or placement: October 25th, 1987
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