Artwork
Object number2012.94.1
Artist
John Loun
Date1980
MediumWood, metal, paint Sculpting, painting
Credit LineHeinz History Center
DescriptionCopper-colored sculpture of a riverboat with painted details on a copper-colored starburst metal background in a brown wooden frame. Small plaque affixed to the bottom edge of the frame.Dimensions1.5 x 13.5 x 16.5 in. (3.8 x 34.3 x 41.9 cm)SignedArtist carved name into bottom right edge of boat as: "John Loun 76"
InscriptionsEngraved at bottom center "1980 / PITTSBURGH / 3 RIVERS REGATTA".
Label on the back reads: "from the office of / JACK G. BUNCHER".
Historical NotesCommemorative piece from the 1980 Three Rivers Regatta. The Three Rivers Regatta is an annual motorboat race and river festival held in Pittsburgh. The festival was founded in 1977.
Previous owner
Jack G. Buncher
Terms
On View
Not on view
1932-1933
John Anderson
