OOS Sculpture

Open Book (removed)

1992 / Marvin Smith / Cleveland Heights

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Handmade ceramic tile with outdoor scenes of mountain vistas, etc. in low relief. The tiles are arranged to look like illustrations in an opened book. The book shaped form is supported on a base of tiles with leaf designs. Removed sometime before library renovation and possibly returned to artist.

Location: at the back entrance, 2345 Lee Road

County

: Cuyahoga

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Citation

: Marvin Smith, “Open Book (removed),” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed June 2, 2023, http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/217.

Title

Open Book (removed)

Description

Handmade ceramic tile with outdoor scenes of mountain vistas, etc. in low relief. The tiles are arranged to look like illustrations in an opened book. The book shaped form is supported on a base of tiles with leaf designs. Removed sometime before library renovation and possibly returned to artist.

Creator

Date

1992

Location City

Location County

Provider Qualifier

Funds provided by

Provider Entity

Friends of the Cleveland Heights Public Library, (See notes)

Location Site

Location Street

2345 Lee Road

Location Type

Media Base Depth

1 ft 6 in

Media Sculpture Height

4 ft 2 in

Media Sculpture Width

4 ft

Media Sculpture Depth

2 ft 5 in

Media Base Height

3 ft 9 in

Media Base Width

1 ft 5 in

Creation Date

01/01/1992