Sculpture: stainless steel and solar cells; Base: galvanized iron
Type:
Sculptures-Kinetic
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by St. Louis Science Center 5050 Oakland Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63110
Located Oak Knoll Park Clayton Road & Big Bend Clayton Missouri 63105
Date:
Copyrighted 1981. Dedicated Sept. 27, 1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1992.
McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 138.
Schlegel, Ronald J., "Sun Sculpture," American Way (Aug. 1992): pg. 4.
Schultz, Saunders, 2002.
Image on file.
McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 138.
unsigned
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Summary:
"This 25 ft. stainless steel sculpture has at its center two round stainless steel panels, which are covered with 36 thin, silicon-coated disks capable of converting the sun's rays into electricity, which turns the sculpture. Stainless steel spokes radiate from the center to a stainless steel, curved rim." The sunlight collected from the silicon-coated disks powers a motor in the sculpture's base, causing the sculpture to rotate approximately 1 1/2 times every 2 hours in full sunlight. The sculpture is located in the center of a reflecting pool.
