Allele - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 52.237 W 087° 40.055
16T E 444599 N 4635625
1997 Sculpture “Allele” by William Carlson, commissioned by the Art-in-Architecture Program of the Illinois Capital Development Board.
Waymark Code: WM954A
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member riston2
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The sculpture is located between the UIC Department of Biochemistry and the College of Dentistry.

I first learned of the sculpture from CLTV's site:
(visit link)

(and was happy to find Symbiotic Parallax also nearby.)

According to (visit link)
it is made of granite and stands 16 feet tall and weights approximately 100 tons.

Pretty massive!

Definitions of allele:
1. (genetics) - either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
2. (music) - an American Alternative metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2002
I think this sculpture probably pertains to the former.
Title: Allele

Artist: William Carlson

Media (materials) used: granite

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): on Marshfield, btw Polk & Taylor in park in front of school building

Date of creation or placement: 1997
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