Brushstrokes in Flight
| Brushstrokes in Flight | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Roy Lichtenstein |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Dimensions | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
| Location | |
Brushstrokes in Flight is a 1984 sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein, installed at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.[1] It is part of the Brushstrokes series of artworks that includes several paintings and sculptures whose subject is the actions made with a house-painter's brush.
It was commissioned by the Columbus Civic Arts Advisory Committee in 1982 for $150,000. It was first installed in the airport's courtyard in 1984, moved to a parking lot in 1985, then to Concourse B in 1998.[2] It has since been moved elsewhere in the airport.[3] In 1988, Columbus's mayor, Buck Rinehart, attempted to give the sculpture away to Columbus's sister city of Genoa, Italy as thanks for the 1955 statue of Christopher Columbus that stood outside Columbus City Hall, but fell through following opposition from the local art community and Columbus City Council.[4][5]
A posthumous artist's proof was created in 2010 and is at Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Brushstrokes in Flight, 1984". Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Bona, Nick; Kelly, Phil (17 March 2025). "Hidden Histories: The story behind controversial art sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein". WSYX. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 ""Brushstrokes in Flight," 1982 (fabricated 1984, posthumous AP fabricated 2010) (RLCR 3286), Painted aluminum, 301 x 117 x 84 in. (764.5 x 297.2 x 213.4 cm)". Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Meier, Tyler. "Art in the Airport: You Are Here and Not Here: On Manacles, Lichtenstein, Lightening Bolts, Ohio, Auden, Winter, and Detours". At Length. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (14 March 2012). "Columbus Mileposts | March 14, 1984: Maligned airport artwork got no respect - at first". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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