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    		• Van Duzer, Clarence E.,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Global Flight and Celebration, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Van Duzer, Clarence E., 1920-2009, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Global Flight and Celebration, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Global Flight, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1976. Dedicated Dec. 23, 1976.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stainless steel; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 50 x 15 x 34 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 30 ft. x 19 ft. (15 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (Sculpture, plaque on back of lower vertical piece:) C. E. VAN DUZER 1976 (copyright symbol) (Sculpture, front lower vertical piece:) GLOBAL FLIGHT/AND CELEBRATION/ERECTED DECEMBER 23, 1976/COMMEMORATING THE/FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF/CLEVELAND HOPKINS/INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/RALPH J. PERK MAYOR/(missing letters C. E. VA)N (missing letters DUZER S)C(missing letters ULPTOR) (Sculpture, lower right of vertical piece, in cursive:) VAN DUZER signed
    Description: 
    A globe resting on diagonal and vertical pieces.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Cleveland, Department of Port Control, Building Maintenance, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44135
    Located Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost $69,000 and was commissioned by Mayor Ralph J. Perk for the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. It was dedicated during the 50th anniversary of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. IAS files contain related articles from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Dec. 27, 1976, pg. 14-A and Nov. 18, 1976 which discuss concerns expressed by the Cleveland Fine Arts Advisory Committee and others that the sculpture was not the right scale for the airport site.
    References: 
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 146.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Dec. 27, 1976, pg. 14-A.
    Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 146.
    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 87830122
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