Gold, Betty (American/California, born 1935), Untitled Sculpture Maquette for Hartwood Acres Monumental Sculpture, circa 1980, coated steel, 20 x 12 x 14 inches, Provenance: Sidney Feldman; The Estate of Bernard Latterman; Sidney Feldman was a Carnegie Museum of Art board member and owner of Tygart Steel. Based in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Tygart Steel also had locations in Donora, Pennsylvania and the state of California, and was known for working with artists to develop large-scale metal sculpture for outdoor spaces. Feldman was an art collector and patron in his own right and sought out artists to make new monumental works of public sculpture in collaboration with Tygart Steel. The company donated materials and provided critical services such as fabrication, transportation, and installation at no cost to artists, removing financial and logistical barriers to creating these works at scale. At Feldman’s direction, the company worked with Gold, Katzen, Ginnever, and Benton to fabricate and install their sculptures at Hartwood. These four works were produced by Clifford Lacey in a welding and fabrication shop in Donora, Pennsylvania. Although it is unclear whether Lacey was a direct employee or outside contractor for Tygart Steel, the company engaged his fabrication services and connected him to the artists. Working from the artists’ detailed drawings and cardboard models, Lacey created maquettes, scaled at one inch to one foot, to test the strength and stability of each sculpture prior to full scale production. Sculptures fabricated in Lacey’s shop were then transported to Hartwood Acres and installed at Tygart Steel’s expense. Betty Gold collaborated with Lacey and Tygart Steel to produce multiple artworks for different sites around the United States. According to Lacey, Gold was one of his favorite artists. Her Monumental Holistic Image IV of 1980, one of the first sculptures visible upon entry to Hartwood Acres, was fabricated by Lacey out of welded steel and painted a bright yellow as per the artist’s direction. The 7.5 ton sculpture consists of a rectangle that has been cut apart and recombined. Gold followed a similar process for all of her monumental sculptures, first cutting and assembling a model of the structure in paper and cardboard. The model would then be used as a guide for the fabrication of the work out of metal at a monumental scale. with a custom form sculpture pedestal of steel and wood possibly designed by Orin Raphael, pedestal 24 inches tall.