Double Helix - Dayton, Ohio
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Double Helix is an abstract sculpture designed to look like the spiral of a DNA molecule. It’s located in front of Diggs Hall on the Wright State University campus.
Waymark Code: WMMH9P
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Double Helix is an abstract sculpture on the campus of Wright State University. it is located in front of The Mathew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research.

The sculpture is series of polished metal dodecahedrons arranged like a spiraling helix of a DNA molecule. The spiral is 8 feet wide, 8 feet high and 25 feet long.

TITLE: Double Helix

ARTIST(S): sculptor: Jon Barlow Hudson (1945- )

DATE: 2008

MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: manganese iron spot bricks

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 9D670014

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Wright State University, Plaza next to University Hall 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Fairborn, Ohio 45324 (Dayton, Ohio 45435)


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The current address being used at the WSU website is: Dayton, Ohio 45435


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