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Yale Bench, 1990
This piece was a collaboration between architect, David Sellers and myself. It is carved from Virginia "Mist: granite and is made in two pieces representing the student/teacher relationship. Inscribed on the bench is a quote from a speech by Bart Giamatti on the ".....act of teaching." Though Giamatti was aware of the bench being made in his honor, he unexpectedly died before its completion. The "process" of carving the granite is shown through the use of many textures from natural finish to polished ends. This was the first new piece of sculpture allowed on the campus in over 100 years.
Medium: Granite.
Location: Yale Campus, New Haven, CT
This piece is accesible to the public. Click here for directions