Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius

Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius
	Part of the sculpture in 2018
Artist	Robert Mangold
Year	1977–1978
Location	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	39°57′59.6″N 83°0′4.9″W

Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius, also known as Correlations,[1] is a 1977–1978 by Robert Mangold, installed on the exterior of the Bricker Federal Building (200 N High Street) in Columbus, Ohio, United States.[2]

Exterior of the Bricker Federal Building, 2009

Description

The abstract artwork features ten orange porcelain enamel panels arranged on the building's facade. Each panel measures approximately 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 2 in. A nearby plaque reads: "ROBERT MANGOLD / CORRELATION: TWO WHITE / LINE DIAGONALS AND TWO / ARCS WITH A 16 FOOT RADIUS / 1977 / COMMISSIONED UNDER THE / ART-IN-ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM / GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."[2]

History

Correlation cost $70,000 and was commissioned by the General Services Administration's Art-in-Architecture Program. The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[2]

References

"Correlations". Columbus Makes Art. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
"Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

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[1] "Correlations". Columbus Makes Art. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[SI-2] "Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 22, 2018.