Always Excelling - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member libbykc
N 41° 47.655 W 087° 35.997
16T E 450153 N 4627106
An abstract stainless steel sculpture by Peter Calaboyias on the University of Chicago campus.
Waymark Code: WM11Q7X
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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A stainless steel sculpture consisting of two geometric shapes balanced against each other so that a different shape is seen from every angle. By Greek-American artist Peter Calaboyias, it was created in 1985 and installed in 1992.

A plaque on site reads:

Peter Calaboyias
American, born in Greece, 1940
[title in Greek], 1985
“Always Excelling” Homer, Iliad Book 6, Line 208
Stainless Steel
In honor of The University of Chicago Centennial, 1992, from The University of the Aegean and The University of Cyprus, through he generosity of Mrs. Rodi Karkazis and the United Hellenic American Congress

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Title: Always Excelling

Artist: Peter Calaboyias

Media (materials) used: Stainless Steel

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): University of Chicago campus near the art building at 5540 S. Greenwood

Date of creation or placement: 1985
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