''Renaissance'' is a public artwork by
American
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artist David Bakalar, located at the
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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in
Washington, D.C.,
United States.
Description
''Renaissance'' consists of two
granite pieces placed upon a stone display. The proper left piece is shaped like an obelisk cut in half placed on the diagonal on the display. Its tip is a
gold triangle. The proper right piece features a granite sphere resting on a triangular shaped pedestal. The tip of the obelisk is close to the sphere, a few inches from touching the ball. It aims towards a gold disk placed on the sphere. The sculpture sits outside the entrance to the
William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering.
Artist
David Bakalar was a
physicist before becoming a sculptor. With degrees from
Harvard University and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, science influences his creation process. Founder of
Transitron Electronic Corporation
Transitron Electronic Corporation was a semiconductor device fabrication company of the United States. It was founded by Leo and David Bakalar incorporated in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 1952. David Bakalar was the president from 1952 to 1984. I ...
, his work specialized in
transistor design and manufacturing, his tenure lasted thirty years before devoting himself to sculpture.
"David Bakalar – Transistor Museum Historic Profile"
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His work is in the collections of MIT, Massachusetts College of Art, Brandeis University, Columbia University Law School
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and others.
Acquisition
The piece was donated in September 1999 by the artist for permanent display at AAAS. Its dedication coincided with an exhibit of Bakalar's work that ran through February 2000 at AAAS.
See also
* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
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Most of the works mentioned ...
References
Further reading
*Narayanan, Nisha, Lisa Onaga & Coimbra Sirica. ''AAAS News and Notes'' Science. New Series, Vol. 292, No 5521. 2001. p. 1563.
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