Red painted steel (automotive grade)
42'L x 40' H x 31'8"W, 35,000 pounds
Initiated by the Fairmount Park Art Association
Owned by the Fairmount Park Art Association
1983-1999
Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval and Spring Garden Street
Some artists like to use a paintbrush. Abstract expressionist sculptor Mark di Suvero likes to use a crane. The monumental Iroquis is crafted of red steel I-beams that are indicative of the artist’s passion for using industrial materials and tools. The 40-foot sculpture features open spaces that invite you to view it from multiple angles and to actively participate. Iroquis is one of many di Suvero works made of steel and that required a crane to create.