Sculpture Base for "Megaplanet"
Object NameSculpture Base for "Megaplanet"
Artist / Maker
Thomas Stancliffe
((American, b. 1955))
Date2001
MediumSteel with fiber optic lights
Dimensions40 x 35 in. (101.6 x 88.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2000.141
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextTom Stancliffe holds a BS in art from Illinois State University and an MFA in sculpture from Northern Illinois University. His commissions include Carousel, a fabricated bronze sculpture for the Cedars Light Rail Station in Dallas, Texas; and Dikotomia and Pediment, part of the Iowa State University Museums Art on Campus Collection at Reiman Gardens. Stancliffe currently teaches at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. The base is designed specifically for the "Megaplanet" by Josh Simpson, a 70 lb. orb of glass.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Scheman Building (Iowa State Center), Brunnier Art Museum
