Scale: Interior Central Section
Object NamePainting
Artist / Maker
Cheryl Goldsleger
(American, b. 1951)
Date1988
OriginUSA
MediumOil, wax pigment on linen
Dimensions58 x 72 in. (147.3 x 182.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Class of 1976. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Object numberU89.63
Status
On viewCollections
Label TextThe painting depicts a fragmented gathering space with multiple levels, chairs, endless staircases and partial rooms. In this space, people explore, inhabit and modify it to accommodate human needs over time. Thin black lines slice through the painted surface and literally fragment the canvas into multiple sections, suggesting that the painting's spaces can still be redefined.
This environment is reminiscent of Beardshear Hall and how its space, and perception of space, has changed according to campus needs throughout the building's hundred year existence. Named for William Bearshear (President, Iowa State College, 1891-1902) the building was once used as a classroom and library and now houses administrative and student services offices.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Scheman Bldg., University Museums
Object Name: Mural and Sculpture Installation
Keith Achepohl
1989
Object number: U89.65a-d
Object Name: Sunface (Tawa) Basket Tray / Plaque
Object number: UM2023.45
