Reference:SCULPTURE -- HANGING DISCUS

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SCULPTURE -- HANGING DISCUS

Placed in the San Diego State University Malcolm Love Library in 1973.

Description: "Hanging 50 feet (16m) down a five story stairwell, this huge motorized piece has seventeen aluminum discs, some of which are eight feet (2.6m)in diameter. The single motor mounted above spins the main shaft, while various discs mounted on ball bearings are free to spin independently."

Entitled: "Hanging Discus" Sculptor: George Baker of Altadena, CA

Other permanent exhibits in the Library include:

Codex Espangliensis: From Columbus to the Border Patrol is a collaborative piece published in 1998 by Moving Parts Press, Santa Cruz. Text and poems by Guillermo Gomez-Pena, collage imagery by Enrique Chagoya and book design by Felicia Rice. Located on the north wall of Donor Hall.

Weather of Change/ and Clear Light, photographs of African-American writers by San Diego State associate professor of English, Lynda Koolish. Located in the Reference Services area, 1st floor, Library Addition.

For a more complete list see ARTWORK IN THE LIBRARY

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