Maquette for Coalesce, 2019
Susan Chrysler White (American, born 1954)
Fabricator, Public Art Incubator
Painted cardboard
In the Art on Campus Model and Maquette Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa.
U2023.2
Artist Susan Chrysler White has numerous public art installations of colorful, three-dimensional sculpture throughout Iowa. For this specific installation outside of the Hub, a more durable material was needed than the artist’s typical painted plexiglass. Working directly with the artist, University of Northern Iowa’s Public Art Incubator developed three-dimensional maquettes in cardboard to mock-up the angles, color choices, and pattern of the cuts. After the approval of the design, the group had the panels cut from aluminum and colored with durable enamel coating.