Double Ascension | |
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Artist | Herbert Bayer |
Year | 1969 |
Dimensions | (14.5 feet );33 feet diameter |
Location | Los Angeles |
34°03′04″N118°15′26″W / 34.051086°N 118.257132°W | |
Owner | private |
Double Ascension is an abstract 14-1/2' high x 33' long public sculpture. The individual steps measure: 2'11" x 11' x 9". The sculpture is fabricated in painted steel public art sculpture by Herbert Bayer mounted within a 60-foot diameter pool. [1] It is located at City National Plaza at 515 South Flower Street, Bunker Hill , Los Angeles, California, United States.
The sculpture was dedicated on January 20, 1973. [2] Bayer was commissioned by ARCO, and he based his design on his earlier works "Articulated Wall", "Double Twist", and "Stairs to Nowhere." [3] An unverified claim is that Bayer's original title for the sculpture was Stairway to Nowhere, which he changed at the request of company officials.
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