Jump to content

Column I

Coordinates: 37°25′29″N 122°10′05″W / 37.424818°N 122.167962°W / 37.424818; -122.167962
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by SammySpartan (talk | contribs) at 20:08, 15 January 2024 (Added {{Notability}} tag). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Column I
The sculpture in 2018
Map
ArtistJames Rosati
MediumStainless steel sculpture
Dimensions9.1 m (30 ft)
LocationStanford, California, United States
Coordinates37°25′29″N 122°10′05″W / 37.424818°N 122.167962°W / 37.424818; -122.167962

Column I is a 1983–1984 stainless steel sculpture by James Rosati, installed on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States.[1][2] The 30-foot (9.1 m) abstract artwork was installed to commemorate Albert Elsen, an art history professor at Stanford for more than 25 years, who died in 1995.[3] Elsen appreciated Column I and wanted the piece in Stanford's collection, but was unable to acquire the artwork before his death.[3][4]

Stanford University Museum of Art's Lyn Cox said, "[The sculpture] has 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."[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Stanford Daily Archives". Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. ^ "Column I - Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA". Waymarking. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "A museum among the trees". www.paloaltoonline.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ^ "Farm and function". SFGate. 1998-06-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.