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See Also Wave Wall in Green
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Destination
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Completion Date:
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2002
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Medium:
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Glass and marble
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Dimensions:
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20' x 60'
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Location:
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Public School 156
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Address:
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Mitchell/Giurgola
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Architect:
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School Construction Authority
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Sponsor Agency:
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Board of Education
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Design Agency:
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School Construction Authority
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Ned Smyth drew on the
school's performing arts curriculum for his transparent colored-glass and marble
mural, entitled Destination
, that runs along the main staircase of P.S. 156. The abstract vertical bands of color in the mural allude to the folds of a theater's curtains, and the oval forms suggest the glare of spotlights. Specially designed lighting illuminates the mural and casts students' shadows on to the white marble ovals; as the artist said, "The people on the stairs become a living part of the artwork."
About the Artist...
Ned Smyth, an experienced public art sculptor, has completed numerous site specific commissions all over the country and one in the Virgin Islands. A versatile artist, Smyth has also exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and abroad. He received an N.E.A. award and was recognized by the New York City Art Commission for Excellence in Design in 1990 for his permanent artwork For Wave Wall in Green located at the Knapp Street Water Pollution Control Plant in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
