''Breaker'' is an outdoor sculpture by
David Evans Black, installed on the
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
campus in
Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Desctiption and history
The abstract aluminum plate sculpture, which measures approximately x , was commissioned in December 1980 and dedicated on July 9, 1982. It cost $30,000–35,000, and Allied Fabricating and Welding Company served as the fabricator.
[ The sculpture was originally installed near Mershon Auditorium, but was relocated on June 5, 1985, to the southeast corner of College Rd. and W. 18th Ave. because of construction of the ]Wexner Center for the Arts
The Wexner Center for the Arts is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art". The Wexner Center opened in November 1989, named in honor of the father of Limite ...
. The Smithsonian Institution
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describes the work as "a white twisting metal sculpture symbolizing the ocean's waves breaking on the shore".[ It was surveyed by Smithsonian's "]Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
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See also
* 1982 in art
Events from the year 1982 in art.
Events
* June 26 – The Paul Delvaux Museum in Saint-Idesbald, Belgium, is inaugurated with Paul Delvaux present.
* July 22 – An 1847 bronze casting of a statue of politician William Huskisson by John Gibs ...
References
External links
''Breaker''
at Columbus Makes Art, Greater Columbus Arts Council
1982 establishments in Ohio
1982 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in the United States
Aluminum sculptures in Ohio
Ohio State University
Outdoor sculptures in Columbus, Ohio
Relocated buildings and structures in Ohio
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