Untitled - U of A College of Optical Sciences. - Tucson, Arizona
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N 32° 13.872 W 110° 56.838
12S E 504965 N 3566064
Abstract sculpture in front of the Meinel Optical Science Building on the U of A campus
Waymark Code: WM94ZT
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2010
Views: 16
This is a great sculpture to place where there is sunlight. The light on the yellowish crystal-like spheres is really pretty. The art work is a collection of four large crystal-shaped pieces, all made of pyrex. The design of this structure is quite interesting. The art work is on a large round foundation, but there is a steel bowl-shaped low barrier surrounding it, which does a good job of highlighting the lighter-colored pieces above.
The College of Optical Sciences is on the main east-west campus drive, just east of the Main Library.
Text on plaque:
Sculpture by Don Cowen from a block of unannealed pyrex; portion of a pour by Corning Glass Works (circa, 1935)
From the Smithsonian Art database:
Inscription:
(Bottom of sculpture, on horizontal disk:) Don Cowen/67 signed
TITLE: Untitled
ARTIST(S): Cowen, Don, sculptor. Corning Glass Works, fabricator.
DATE: 1967.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: unannealed pyrex and painted steel; Base: exposed aggregate concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000120
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
North entrance to the Meinel Bldg. (College of Optical Sciences)
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The Smithsonian database gives no description of the sculpture and also lacks the text of the plaque.
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