A.M./P.M. - Grand Junction, CO
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N 39° 04.757 W 108° 33.203
12S E 711633 N 4328424
Abstract piece on the campus of Mesa State college celebrates the solstice
Waymark Code: WMDDZY
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2011
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"William Burgess of Colorado Springs, Colorado created this sculpture in 1987. On the spring and fall equinoxes the shadows created by the sculpture line up with marks on the wall behind it. It was commissioned for Mesa College and the citizens of Colorado by the State Art in Public Places Program of the Colorado Council on the Arts." (from Mesa State College [now Colorado Mesa University] Walking Tour.)
TITLE: A.M./P.M.
ARTIST(S): William Burgess
DATE: 1987
MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel, painted polychromed steel and poured concrete; Base: exposed aggregate and smoothed concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: CO000242
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Colorado Mesa University campus
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The piece is in good condition. The paint has sun-faded a bit. Mesa State College is now called Colorado Mesa University.
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