Galileo's Garden, (sculpture).

Galileo's Garden, (sculpture).

Eldred, Dale, 1933-1993, sculptor.

Galileo's Garden, (sculpture).

1984. Dedicated Dec. 5, 1984.

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Steel I-beams, stainless steel, nickel-coated steel, and cable, painted.

Overall: approx. 10 x 43 x 81 ft.

Separate objects in garden setting, whose area functions as a time piece. Four beams suspend a disc with a hole in its center above an etched plate. Atop four pedestals are replicas of ancient astronomer instruments, including an equatorial dial, an equatorial sundial, a polar sundial, and a latitude finder. A bench on the north end of the garden has squares and protractors on it. All the pieces are colored white.

Homage -- Galileo

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Astronomy

Allegory -- Quality -- Temperance

Object -- Art Tool -- Square

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Overland Park

Administered by Johnson County Community College, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Located Johnson County Community College, Courtyard enclosed by GEB, OCB, EMC, and SCI Buildings, Overland Park, Kansas

A tribute to the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and the importance of tolerance for views that contradict accepted doctrines. The disc plate is etched with lines to denote the 21st day of each month; as the sun passes overhead, it casts a shadow through the disc that falls on the lines, providing a solar calendar. Funded by the JCCC Campus Art Committee through the Board of Trustees and installed in conjunction with the completion of the new Office and Classroom Building. IAS files contain related articles from The Daily News (Olathe, KS), Nov. 27, 1984, pg. 5; and The College Boulevard News (KS), Dec. 4-17, 1984, pg. 6. IAS files also contain more detailed dimensions, an artist's drawing, and transcription of nearby plaque.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.

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