Sentinel The Design, Fabrication, & Installation of The Monumental Sculpture by Albert Paley at the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

Albert Paley, author; James Yarrington, Editor

ISBN 10: 097596514X / ISBN 13: 9780975965146

Published by RIT Graphic Arts Press, 2005

About this Item

The author/creator of the sculpture being discussed in this publication signed and dated this volume on the 1/2 title page. The book measures 9 by 11 1/2 and chronicles the creation and installation of the sculpture by Albert Paley at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The spine for this volume is not creased and there are no marks internally or externally to this volume. The covers remain stiff to open. The images in this volume are in color. Te book presents as unread and is in gift giving condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sentinel The Design, Fabrication, & Installation of The Monumental Sculpture by Albert Paley at the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
• Publisher: RIT Graphic Arts Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097596514X
• ISBN 13: 9780975965146
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

Albert Paley's Sentinel has transformed the face of RIT: a dramatic focal point in the heart of campus, at the crossroads for all RIT community activity. As the largest sculpture at any American university, its presence, while inciting both admiration and debate, perhaps best represents an academic institution's highest ideal: the ability to foster and freely express a creative idea. This important sculpture is now the subject of a book by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press. This book chronicles all aspects of Sentinel's inception. Essays by Jim Yarrington, director of campus planning, describe the sculpture's place in RIT's unique architectural environment. Sam Hunter, professor emeritus at Princeton University Department of Art and Archaeology, contributes an authoritative essay on the influence of Paley's work in the context of art history. The book also includes a candid interview with the artist himself, as he discusses his thought process and the engineering decisions that went into the design of the Sentinel. Photographs of the sculpture's construction are woven throughout the text as compelling documents of its complex installation, culminating with stunning images of the finished artwork.