5 in 1
| 5 in 1 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The sculpture at 1 Police Plaza in 2019 | |
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| Artist | Tony Rosenthal |
| Year | 1973–1974 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | CorTen steel |
| Location | New York City |
| 40°42′46″N 74°00′11″W / 40.71272°N 74.00294°W | |
5 in 1 is a 35-foot-tall (11 m), 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) painted CorTen steel sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, installed at 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan, New York.[1][2] Commissioned by the government of New York City in 1971 at a cost of $80,000, it was created between 1973 and 1974, and installed on the brick paved pedestrian mall of 1 Police Plaza.[3]
Rosenthal titled "5 in 1" as a metaphor for each of New York City's five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. He created the 35-by-28-by-42-foot (10.7 m × 8.5 m × 12.8 m) sculpture with five interlocking discs representing each of the boroughs.[4] Each of the five interlocking discs weighs 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg). At the time of its installation in 1974, "5 in 1" was the largest metal public art sculpture installed in New York City.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ Blake Gopnik (September 6, 2012). "5-in-1 by Tony Rosenthal is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "The Public Art of Tony Rosenthal". The New York Times. August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Glueck, Grace (February 2, 1974). "'5 in 1' Getting It All Together". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tony Rosenthal | 5 in 1 | One Police Plaza". www.tonyrosenthal.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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