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Michelson-Morley Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Behnke, William A., sculptor. Title:  Michelson-Morley Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1973. Medium:  Stainless steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 25 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. D. 3 ft. x Diam. 15 ft. Description:  A chrome-plated steel cylinder with the top cut at a 45 degree angle. Cylinder is formed of 12 curved plates. The open top is cut at a 45 degree angle and the inside of the opening is painted black. The cylinder is supported above the water of the small pool located underneath. The base housing the pool slopes from a 15 foot circle into a 25 foot diameter circle made from brickwork/paving stone. The fountain pool is set within a larger paving stone surfaced plaza with benches and a circle of locust trees (15 feet away) surrounding the fountain. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Michelson Homage -- Morley Occupation -- Science Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Remarks:  The fountain pools commemorate the work done by Case Western Reserve University researchers to validate the theory of relativity. References:  The Sculpture Center, 2002. Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet) Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980. 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 88420027   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88420027 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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