Sky Link, (sculpture).

Sky Link, (sculpture).

Black, David Evans, 1928- , sculptor.

Sky Link, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 21, 1973.

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Sculpture: stainless steel, polycarbonate and plexiglas; Basin: concrete, limestone and rock.

Sculpture: approx. 18 x 11 x 4 ft.; Basin: approx. 10 in. x 32 ft. x 13 ft.

(On aluminum plaque, top ledge of south side of retaining wall) SKY LINK/BY/DAVID E. BLACK/1973.

An abstract sculpture of molded acrylic sheets resting vertically on two nine-foot support columns. Three molded, polycarbonate bi-lobed forms are stacked vertically with two rectangular plexiglass sheets equally spaced between the three. These two rectangular sheets rest on D-shaped stainless steel supports and hold the clear element onto the stainless steel columns. Four steel rods inserted into plexiglass tubing pass horizontally through the centers of all the plastic forms and hold them in place. The ends of the rods extend beyond the forms. The six lobes of the three molded forms are domed and have raised, concentric circles as surface treatment. Enclosed within each of the lobes are light blue disks held in place by an interior apparatus. The sculpture is located in the center of a rectangular bed of black landscaping rock held in place by a low concrete wall with a limestone cap. The low basin may once have been a reflecting pool.

Abstract -- Geometric

Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Middletown

Administered by Miami University, Middletown Campus, Physical Facilities, 4200 East University Boulevard, Middletown, Ohio 45042

Located Miami University, Middletown Campus, Between Johnson Hall & Gardner Harvey Library, Middletown, Ohio 45042

The sculpture was made possible by an anonymous gift. IAS files contain a related article from KAOS 8 (Dec. 3, 1973), a publication of the Miami University, Middletown campus, which discusses the dedication. IAS files contain a photocopy of the dedication program. IAS files also contain a related press release, dated May 1989, from the university which discusses outdoor sculpture on the campus.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.

KAOS 8 (Dec. 3, 1973).

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