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    		• Sahagian, Beth,
     
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    		• Queoff, Thomas,
     
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    		• Foremann, Mark,
     
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    		• Hoffman, Tom,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Allegory -- Element
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Earth Flight, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sahagian, Beth, sculptor.
    Queoff, Thomas, 1952- , assistant.
    Foremann, Mark, assistant.
    Hoffman, Tom, assistant.
    Title: 
    Earth Flight, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Jan. 21, 1988. Sept. 27, 1988.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Indiana limestone; Base: Valders dolomite, concrete, paving brick, and plantings.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 10 ft. x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 22 x 25 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on base:) "EARTH FLIGHT" BETH SAHAGIAN/(copyright symbol) 1988/COMMISSIONED UNDER/THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD/PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM signed
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture consisting of a crescent-shaped form composed of nine individual limestone blocks in three textures which begin at a height of a few inches on each end of the crescent and appear to rise out of the earth to a peak height of four feet. The sculpture rests upon a sloping, platform-like base composed of paving bricks and Valders dolomite bordered on three sides by concrete curbs. On top of the base, around the blocks, are plantings. The base conceals the Clinical Science Building's linear accelerator.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Element -- Earth
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Clinical Science Center, north entrance, Madison, Wisconsin 53792
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded through the Wisconsin Arts Board Percent for Arts Program. The base was designed to conceal the Clinical Science Center's linear accelerator. The sculpture is shaped to form a circular seating area where people are welcome to sit, lie down, or climb. According to the artist, the shape "relates to the landscape...The forms rise out of the earth's surface, peak and then subside. The title...refers to this element as something which is constantly changing and evolving." IAS files contain a related excerpt from Frances W. Hurst's "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 72-73.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
    Wisconsin Arts Board, Percent for Art Program, 2003.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Hurst, Frances W., "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 73.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS WI000333
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