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Middlebrook, David A.,
H. G. F. Architects,
Abstract
Object -- Letter
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Ethnic -- Greek
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Pueblo
Sculpture
Pi (3.14), (sculpture).
Artist:
Middlebrook
,
David
A.,
1944-
,
sculptor
.
H. G. F. Architects, architectural firm.
Title:
Pi (3.14), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pi-Henge, (sculpture).
Dates:
Autumn 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Basalt, travertine, and Colorado glacial granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 21 x 5 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Stacked boulders forming an abstract of the Greek letter "pi."
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Letter
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Geometry
Ethnic -- Greek
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Pueblo
Sculpture
Owner:
Pueblo Community College, 900 West Orman Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81004
Remarks:
Commissioned for the Department of Higher Education and the citizens of Colorado under the State Public Art program. Administered by the Council on the Arts and Humanities. Pi is a Greek letter used to represent the ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle in geometry. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque. Sculpture is sometimes called: Pi-Henge.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado 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 CO000273
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000273
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