The Cube "Endover" - Regents Park - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Kinetic Sculpture and Art on Waymarking.com

The cube is 15 feet wide by 15 feet tall.

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"Subject to photographers' imagination, children's delight, and urban legend, the 15-foot high painted CorTen steel cube on the University of Michigan campus serves as an identifying landmark for both the university and city. Commissioned by the U-M Class of 1965 and officially titled "Endover," the revolving cube is one of three designed by U-M alumnus and sculptor Bernard "Tony" Rosenthal. It was installed on U-M's Regents' Plaza in 1968. The others are at home in New York City and Miami.

Seemingly massive (it weighs 2,400 pounds), the Cube will rotate on its axis with just a gentle push. Campus legend says that the president of the University gives it a ceremonial push each morning on the way to his office in order to get the University under way. The 8-foot square cube serves as a meeting place, identifying marker for those seeking University buildings, and a piece of playground equipment for children of all ages. The dimensions of the work were determined by the size of the truck available to transport the sculpture to Ann Arbor.

Rosenthal created another cube titled "Alamo," and had originally planned to install it at the Ann Arbor location, but students from Cooper Union near his New York display site petitioned to keep it there permanently where it became one of the first abstract sculptures to be permanently installed in New York City. The artist actually preferred the U-M cube to the New York version because he was able to revise and resolve the later design."

Title of Piece: The Cube Artist: Tony Rosenthal Material/Media: Steel Date of Creation or Placement: 1968 Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Regents Park, next to the Student Union Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link] Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: [Web Link]

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