''Column I'' is a 1983–1984 stainless steel sculpture by

James Rosati James Rosati (1911 in Washington, Pennsylvania 1911 – 1988 in New York City) was an American abstract sculptor. He is best known for creating an outdoor sculpture in New York: a stainless steel '' Ideogram.'' Life Born near Pittsburg ...

, installed on the Stanford University campus in

Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University. The population was 21,150 at the 2020 census. Stanford is an unincorporated area of ...

, United States. The abstract artwork was installed to commemorate

Albert Elsen Albert Edward Elsen, Jr. (October 11, 1927 – February 2, 1995) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of the work of Auguste Rodin, Elsen was the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. Career Born ...

, an art history professor at Stanford for more than 25 years, who died in 1995. Elsen appreciated ''Column I'' and wanted the piece in Stanford's collection, but was unable to acquire the artwork before his death. Stanford University Museum of Art's Lyn Cox said, " he sculpturehas a good conversation with the palm trees around it. The palm trees say something about calmness and peacefulness in their own way, and 'Column I' responds in a similar but different way, resonating with them."

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1984 sculptures Abstract sculptures in California Outdoor sculptures in California Stanford University buildings and structures Stainless steel sculptures in the United States Steel sculptures in California {{California-sculpture-stub

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