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SCULPTURE UNVEILED TO RAVE REVIEWS - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - July 3, 1994 - page W-5
July 3, 1994 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) | DAVID TEMPLETON, POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER | Page W-5
The model for a huge sculpture that will adorn the California University of Pennsylvania's World Culture
Building was unveiled to rave reviews during a recent university gala.
Sculptor Alan Cottrill of Washington is now preparing a full-scale sculpture to be cast in bronze next year and
hung on the barren wall of the building, probably in October 1995.
"I think people were impressed both with the scale of the piece and the drama of the piece, and without a
doubt, the entire group of 230 to 250 people was pleased and in awe of the project," said university art
professor Ray Dunlevy, a project consultant.
"Alan was besieged with congratulations afterwards and spent a lot of time answering questions," he said.
The maquette -- or model of the sculpture -- was unveiled on June 10 during University President Angelo
Armenti Jr.'s black-tie gala, where the university also unveiled a $20 million capital campaign for new campus
construction.
Armenti, who asked Cottrill to sculpt the work for the barren outside wall of the World Culture Building, was
not available for comment.
Dunlevy said the hard work remains ahead.
Cottrill and crew have just completed construction of a 25-foot wall that simulates the World Culture Building
wall. He will construct a full-scale model on the wall so it can be cast in bronze.
The sculpture will include 15 figures and depict people "building on previous generations, starting with CroMagnon man and leading to the crowning figure -- a female astronaut," Cottrill said in a previous interview.
The theme combines the ascent of man and growth of the university. The sculpture will rise 42 feet into the
air and stand 10 feet off the ground to prevent students from attempting to scale it.
"We are on schedule, within budget and aesthetically it's better than I hoped for, so I'm guardedly euphoric,"
Cottrill said.
Cottrill, the founder of Four Star Pizza, turned his attention to sculpture 3 1/2 years ago after surviving a
serious motorcycle accident.
He's already spent a year working on the project in a campus studio. Dunlevy said it provides opportunity for
students to witness the complicated artistic process.
"Not only will it be a nice aesthetic piece for campus, but an opportunity for students to learn quite a bit
about the fairly complex process from the development of the idea, to casting the bronze piece that will fill
the side of a building."
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CITATION (APA STYLE)
TEMPLETON, D. (1994, July 3). SCULPTURE UNVEILED TO RAVE REVIEWS. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) , pp. W-5. Available from
NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?
p=NewsBank&docref=news/0EADF05197DD5BF2.
Copyright (c) 1994 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 3, 1994 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) | DAVID TEMPLETON, POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER | Page W-5
The model for a huge sculpture that will adorn the California University of Pennsylvania's World Culture
Building was unveiled to rave reviews during a recent university gala.
Sculptor Alan Cottrill of Washington is now preparing a full-scale sculpture to be cast in bronze next year and
hung on the barren wall of the building, probably in October 1995.
"I think people were impressed both with the scale of the piece and the drama of the piece, and without a
doubt, the entire group of 230 to 250 people was pleased and in awe of the project," said university art
professor Ray Dunlevy, a project consultant.
"Alan was besieged with congratulations afterwards and spent a lot of time answering questions," he said.
The maquette -- or model of the sculpture -- was unveiled on June 10 during University President Angelo
Armenti Jr.'s black-tie gala, where the university also unveiled a $20 million capital campaign for new campus
construction.
Armenti, who asked Cottrill to sculpt the work for the barren outside wall of the World Culture Building, was
not available for comment.
Dunlevy said the hard work remains ahead.
Cottrill and crew have just completed construction of a 25-foot wall that simulates the World Culture Building
wall. He will construct a full-scale model on the wall so it can be cast in bronze.
The sculpture will include 15 figures and depict people "building on previous generations, starting with CroMagnon man and leading to the crowning figure -- a female astronaut," Cottrill said in a previous interview.
The theme combines the ascent of man and growth of the university. The sculpture will rise 42 feet into the
air and stand 10 feet off the ground to prevent students from attempting to scale it.
"We are on schedule, within budget and aesthetically it's better than I hoped for, so I'm guardedly euphoric,"
Cottrill said.
Cottrill, the founder of Four Star Pizza, turned his attention to sculpture 3 1/2 years ago after surviving a
serious motorcycle accident.
He's already spent a year working on the project in a campus studio. Dunlevy said it provides opportunity for
students to witness the complicated artistic process.
"Not only will it be a nice aesthetic piece for campus, but an opportunity for students to learn quite a bit
about the fairly complex process from the development of the idea, to casting the bronze piece that will fill
the side of a building."
LIB1
CITATION (APA STYLE)
TEMPLETON, D. (1994, July 3). SCULPTURE UNVEILED TO RAVE REVIEWS. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) , pp. W-5. Available from
NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?
p=NewsBank&docref=news/0EADF05197DD5BF2.
Copyright (c) 1994 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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