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Jantzen, Michael E.,
In-Land Technologies Service,
Dow Chemical Company, Materials Engineering Center of Dow Plastics,
Dow Chemical Company, Western Division Manufacturing,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley
Sculpture
DNA Model, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jantzen, Michael E., designer.
In-Land Technologies Service, fabricator.
Dow Chemical Company, Materials Engineering Center of Dow Plastics, engineering firm.
Dow Chemical Company, Western Division Manufacturing, engineering firm.
Title:
DNA Model, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Plastic and stainless steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 60 ft.; Diam. 5 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A free-standing, eight hundred million-to-one scale model of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule. The sculpture is a representation of a double helix made with stainless steel spirals holding brightly-colored "chemical bases" that form the genetic code. The bases are colored green, yellow, blue, and pink, and are connected by stainless steel rods representing hydrogen bonds. The sculpture is placed on a rubber mat and anchored to the ground with five explanatory exhibit panels placed around it.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Biology
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley
Sculpture
Owner:
University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, California 94720
Remarks:
The sculpture is a gift from Kenneth H. Hofmann, with partial funding from The Dow Chemical Company. It was designed by Michael E. Jantzen, and engineered by the Materials Engineering Center of Dow Plastics and Western Division Manufacturing, both business groups of the Dow Chemical Company. The sculpture was fabricated by In-Land Technologies Service. The sculpture is part of an educational program developed at Lawrence Hall of Science for children to learn about DNA and is designed as a teaching tool for them to climb on. IAS files contain a related Lawrence Hall of Science press release dated June 19, 1992. IAS files also contain a transcription of one of the surrounding plaques.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 CA001016
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001016
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