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Soliloquy, (sculpture). Artist:  Friley, Eugene Brooks, 1921- , sculptor. Title:  Soliloquy, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Black Virgin, (sculpture). Dates:  1974-1976. Dedicated Sept. 1978. Relocated ca. 1992-1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Dyed concrete mixed with fiberglass and synthetic rubber compound over a welded steel armature. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 27 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. x Diam. 3 ft. (1 ton). Description:  Friley describes as, "a water-bourne nymph-like creature, frozen in mid-gesture, as though freshly emerged from the morning mists of the nearby Olentangy River." Subject:  Abstract Figure female Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Ohio State University, Campus Art Memorial Committee, The Office of the University Architect and Physical Planning, 400 Central Classroom Building, 2009 Millikin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Located Ohio State University, Connor Drive & Herrick Drive, near southeast corner of intersection, Columbus, Ohio Remarks:  Equipment rental and materials funded by Ohio State University's College of Art; time and talent donated by the artist. Designed to be placed in front of Ohio State University's Sullivant Hall at 15th and High Street, instead the sculpture was originally installed between Baker Systems Engineering Building and Erwin E. Dreese Electronics Laboratory. When Dreese Lab was renovated, the sculpture was relocated to its present location at Connor Drive and Herrick Drive, circa 1992-1993. IAS files contain copies of newspaper articles from Ohio State University's Lantern (Columbus, OH), Aug. 8, 1978, Sept. 21, 1978, and Feb. 14, 1984, which discuss sculpture's creation, placement, and controversy. IAS files also contain copy from Ohio State University's On Campus newsletter, Jan. 13, 1993, which discusses relocation of the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1994. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980. Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 123. 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 87830104   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87830104 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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