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Aileronde, (sculpture). Artist:  Poncet, Antoine, 1928- , sculptor. Title:  Aileronde, (sculpture). Dates:  1969. Installed 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pale gray marble; Base: green marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 3 1/5 in. x 2 ft. 3 1/2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An organic shape with a smoothly polished matte surface mounted on a highly polished cubical base. Sculpture is installed in an elevated plaza with stairways on three sides. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Chicago, Office of Physical Planning and Construction, 5555 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 Located University of Chicago, Cummings Life Science Center, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 Provenance:  Gift of Cummings, Nathan, Remarks:  (Inscription on plaque located on adjacent building:) "CONCERN FOR MAN HIMSELF AND/HIS FATE MUST ALWAYS FORM THE CHIEF INTEREST OF ALL TECHNICAL ENDEAVORS...IN ORDER THAT THE/CREATIONS OF OUR MIND SHALL/BE A BLESSING AND NOT A CURSE/TO MANKIND." ALBERT EINSTEIN/TIME CAPSULE IMPLANTED BY NATHAN CUMMINGS/SEPTEMBER 16, 1970 (Inscription on second plaque located on adjacent building:) AILERONDE/FROM THE COLLECTION OF/MR. NATHAN CUMMINGS/BY ANTOINE PONCET/CARRARA, ITALY 1969 References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 263. Riedy, James, L. "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 144-145. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 263. 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 87580098   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580098 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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