PAINT TORCH, 2011
Claes Oldenburg
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Height from the ground: 50’11”
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Total length of the piece: 93’ 9/16”
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Length of bristles: 24’
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Diameter of sculpture were it meets the ground: Paintbrush handle diameter is 1’3 7/18”, handle to glob center distance is 14’1 ½”
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Weight of total sculpture:12,000 lbs
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Materials: steel, fiberglass, urethane, LED lighting
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Number of trucks required to ship the piece: 2
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Distance it traveled to get here: CA-PA approx. 2,900 miles
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Height of glob: 5’ 11 ¾”
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Diameter of Glob: 6’ ¾”
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Height when it breaks the plane of the Hamilton Building: 19’
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Distance that it extends over Broad Street sidewalk: 11’-11”
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Depth of foundation: 36’
LENFEST PLAZA PROJECT TEAM
OLIN, David A. Rubin – Design partner Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
Claes Oldenburg – Artist, Paint Torch
Jordan Griska – Artist, Grumman Greenhouse
Kreysler & Associates – Paint Torch fabricator
Jen Lewin – Consultant for LED lighting inside Paint Torch
INTECH – General Contractor
Becker & Frondorf – Project Manager
Saylor Gregg Architects – Architect
CVM Facilities Renewal – Structural Consultant
Marvin Waxman Consulting Engineers, Inc. – Mechanical/Electrical Consultant
Hunt Engineering Company – Civil Engineer
The Lighting Practice – Lighting Design Consultant
Lenfest Plaza is made possible by a generous gift from Marguerite and H. F. Gerry Lenfest with additional financial support from the City of Philadelphia and many other generous patrons.