''Untitled'' (Krol) is a public artwork by American artist Ronald W. Krol. It is located on the grounds of Pickwick Farms, an apartment complex in

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. The artwork consists of three red rectilinear shapes intersecting each other and resting on concrete pads. Krol's work is one of several abstract pieces by

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graduates that were commissioned in the mid-1970s by real estate developer Robert Born for the Pickwick apartments.

Description

''Untitled (Krol)'' is made of multiple

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panels, most likely steel, that have been welded together and painted red. This abstract sculpture rests on concrete pads and is surrounded by a circular bed of mulch.

Information

Little is known about the sculpture or the artist. Krol graduated from the

in the mid-1970s. The artwork was surveyed in 1992 as part of the

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campaign. It is located just off Racquetball Drive and visible in

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. Surrounding the artwork is a cluster of

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Acquisition

Like '' Broken Walrus II'', this artwork and several others were commissioned by Robert Borns in the 1970s, when Pickwick Farms and another apartment complex nearby were owned by Borns Management.

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