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CONTINUUM. Stainless steel sculpture and focal point placed [[TOWN CLOCK PLAZA]]. Created by Paul T. Granlund of St. Peter, Minnesota, the sculpture was the winner of the Five Flags Sculpture Contest held in 1973 sponsored by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]] through the Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. | CONTINUUM. Stainless steel sculpture and focal point placed [[TOWN CLOCK PLAZA]]. Created by Paul T. Granlund of St. Peter, Minnesota, the sculpture was the winner of the Five Flags Sculpture Contest held in 1973 sponsored by the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]] through the Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. | ||
Meant as a tribute to the bi-centennial of the United States, the sculpture's two cycles symbolized two centuries. Each of the twenty cubes represent decades, and their reflective faces mirrored the surrounding scenery and the movement of people. The central space through the sculpture's length featured five points that represent the [[FIVE FLAGS]] heritage of Dubuque. | Meant as a tribute to the bi-centennial of the United States, the sculpture's two cycles symbolized two centuries. Each of the twenty cubes represent decades, and their reflective faces mirrored the surrounding scenery and the movement of people. The central space through the sculpture's length featured five points that represent the [[FIVE FLAGS (name)]] heritage of Dubuque. | ||
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Revision as of 04:03, 18 February 2010
CONTINUUM. Stainless steel sculpture and focal point placed TOWN CLOCK PLAZA. Created by Paul T. Granlund of St. Peter, Minnesota, the sculpture was the winner of the Five Flags Sculpture Contest held in 1973 sponsored by the DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION through the Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Meant as a tribute to the bi-centennial of the United States, the sculpture's two cycles symbolized two centuries. Each of the twenty cubes represent decades, and their reflective faces mirrored the surrounding scenery and the movement of people. The central space through the sculpture's length featured five points that represent the FIVE FLAGS (name) heritage of Dubuque.