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Torchere by Arthur Stern
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
Torchere
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.

Torchere

Year1993
Classification sculpture
Dimensions10' height
Credits Commissioned by the Art in Architecture Program
U.S. General Services Administration


  • This cherry wood and mirrored, leaded glass sculpture/bas relief duplicates a sculpture commissioned through the Art-in-Architecture Program for installation in the Russell B. Long Federal Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The geometric design of the artwork reflects the Art Deco style of the original courthouse in Baton Rouge.