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Column I

Column I is a 1983–1984 stainless steel sculpture by James Rosati, installed on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. The 30-foot (9.1 m) abstract artwork was installed to commemorate Albert Elsen, an art history professor at Stanford for more than 25 years, who died in 1995. Elsen appreciated Column I and wanted the piece in Stanford's collection, but was unable to acquire the artwork before his death.

Stanford University Museum of Art's Lyn Cox said, "[The sculpture] has a good conversation with the palm trees around it. The palm trees say something about calmness and peacefulness in their own way, and 'Column I' responds in a similar but different way, resonating with them."

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  2. ^ "Column I - Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA". Waymarking. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "A museum among the trees". www.paloaltoonline.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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