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'''''Yes''''' is a | '''''Yes''''' is a 19 foot-tall abstract stainless steel sculpture by art professor [[Robert Tucker III]] which was displayed on the campus of [[Birmingham-Southern College]] from its dedication in fall [[1976]] until the college's closure in May [[2024]]. | ||
The sculpture was fabricated at [[Birmingham Tin Shop]] over the summer of 1976, with help from Tucker's students. It was originally displayed in the retaining pool of the brick fountain outside the [[Charles Andrew Rush Learning Center]] / [[N. E. Miles Library]]. It was later made the centerpiece of a star-shaped brick plaza on the west side of [[Bill Battle Coliseum]]. | |||
The sculpture is documented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture (Control No. IAS AL000217) | |||
After the closure of Birmingham-Southern in May 2024, the sculpture was sold at auction with a starting bid of $5,000. | |||
[[Category: BSC public art]] | [[Category: BSC public art]] | ||
[[Category: 1976 works]] | [[Category: 1976 works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:51, 17 June 2024
Yes is a 19 foot-tall abstract stainless steel sculpture by art professor Robert Tucker III which was displayed on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College from its dedication in fall 1976 until the college's closure in May 2024.
The sculpture was fabricated at Birmingham Tin Shop over the summer of 1976, with help from Tucker's students. It was originally displayed in the retaining pool of the brick fountain outside the Charles Andrew Rush Learning Center / N. E. Miles Library. It was later made the centerpiece of a star-shaped brick plaza on the west side of Bill Battle Coliseum.
The sculpture is documented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture (Control No. IAS AL000217)
After the closure of Birmingham-Southern in May 2024, the sculpture was sold at auction with a starting bid of $5,000.