Sundial, (sculpture).

Sundial, (sculpture).

Woodward, James, sculptor.

Perkins, Harold, designer.

Waid, Marvin, contractor.

Sundial, (sculpture).

Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze with patina, concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 21 in. x W. 1/2 in. x Diam. 32 in.; Bronze base: approx. 33 x 21 x 2 in.; Concrete base: approx. 4 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.

(On top of disc:) Memorial to/Henry and Wilhelmina/Janssen/Die Natur ist Gottes Buch/-Goethe/1979 (Face of sundial is marked with arabic numbers) unsigned

Horizontal bronze disc serves as a face for a sundial. A stylus rises up from the center of the disc. The face of the sundial is marked with raised markers indicating the quarter hours. The disc is supported by a V-shaped bronze base with a black patina. The bronze base stands on an octagonal concrete base.

Abstract -- Geometric

Homage -- Janssen Henry

Homage -- Janssen, Wilhelmina

Literature -- Goethe

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading

Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Tulpehocken Road, P.O. Box 7009, Reading, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was commissioned by the former president of the Pennsylvania State University - Berks campus, President Perkins. The sculpture is a memorial to Henry and Wilhelmina Janssen.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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