Parameters - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 16.130 W 081° 30.423
17R E 451228 N 3348683
This abstract art titled "Parameters" is located on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMT29R
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2016
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According to the artist's website (
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"The University's permanent art collection has grown to 475 works since 1988, said Amara McMann, former coordinator of UNF's art galleries. The first addition, Linda Howard's untitled sculpture that resembles strands of DNA rendered in brushed aluminum, was installed near the stairwell of the John E. Matthews Jr. Computer Science Building that year, signaling the beginning of UNF's wide-ranging acquisition of different pieces." --Source (
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
"Linda Howard (born 1934) is an American sculptor, who is best known for her large-scale, outdoor artworks. The artist currently lives and works in Bradenton, Florida.
Early life and education
Linda Howard was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1934. In 1957 she attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Denver. In 1971 Howard attained a Master of Arts degree from Hunter College in New York.
Work
Howard creates large-scale, outdoor sculptures, frequently out of aluminum. Howard has said of her work: I am deeply concerned with the paradox that exists between man's experience of his physical reality and his knowledge of conceptual reality."
In 1978, Howard was commissioned by the Public Art Fund to create a sculpture for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. For this commission, she created Maya (1979), a 1000-pound sculpture made of brushed aluminum, which was temporarily shown in City Hall Park prior to being moved for the Olympics. With the installation of Maya, Howard became the first-ever woman artist to exhibit an artwork in City Hall Park."
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