Duo

Artist: Hostetler, David, 1926-2015, sculptor.

Status: In Situ

Title: Duo 

Dates: 1997. Installed in 2006.

Medium: Bronze with dark brown patina

Dimensions: 108 x 40 x 29 in.

Description: Two abstracted, slender vertical figures connected at the upper arm.

Owner: Located Dale F. Frey Plaza, Broadway at West 61st Street, New York, New York.

Remarks: Hostetler often explored the theme of a “duo” or two figures in his sculptural practice, and this version was originally conceived as a maquette of a “fused couple,” during the time the artist was considering marrying his  wife Susan Crehan-Hostetler. The architect Philip Johnson, along with Donald Trump and Lizanne Galbreath, chose this version for the Dale F. Frey Plaza at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York. The sculpture was commissioned to honor the late Ohio real estate developer and philanthropist Dan Galbreath, who was one of the partner’s of the Trump International Hotel and Tower and also a collector of Hotetler’s work.