ART (sculpture)

Summary

ART, also known as Big Red Art,[1] is a 1999 steel sculpture by Doris Shlayn, installed outside the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, United States.[2] It was installed on June 23, 2001.[3]

ART
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ArtistDoris Shlayn
Year2001
Mediumsteel sculpture
Dimensions30 m (98 ft)
LocationColumbus, Ohio, US
Coordinates39°57′55″N 82°59′24″W / 39.965194°N 82.99°W / 39.965194; -82.99

The red-colored artwork, which spells out the word "ART", is 100 feet (30 m) tall and weighs 31 tons. The "A" spans 101 ft and straddles East Gay Street, and cars and pedestrians can pass underneath.[4]

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  1. ^ "Press Reader". Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ Ball, Brian R. (November 1, 1999). "CCAD towering ART work would say it all for college". Columbus Business First. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Looking west at the ART Sculpture which straddles East Gay Street just east of Cleveland Avenue". Columbus Neighborhoods. August 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Art". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2018.