Austin
College Solstice Calendar
Texas granite, stainless steel and water, 20'h x20'w x40'l
Commissioned by Austin
College, Sherman, TX just north of Dallas. It was designed to
be sited between the Art and Science Buildings on campus and is
Van Alstine first public art "calendar". It uses the movement
of the sun to create a shadow that tracks each day position in
the yearly cycle climaxing on the winter and summer solstice.
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