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B
No
matter
where
you
are
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
your
steps
away
from
experiencing
a
work
of
art,
public
art
is
a
distinguishing
part
of
our
home.
It
is
freely
accessible
and
enables
people
to
experience
art
in
their
daily
life
outside
of
museums
or
other
cultural
institutions.
It
reflects
our
history
and
our
evolving
culture.
B
It
helps
to
give
our
communities
a
stronger
sense
of
identity
and
place
public
art
matters
and
public
art
matters
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
Welcome
back
to
pittsburgh
public
art.
Today
we
are
going
to
be
talking
about
the
Langley
observers
for
we're
joined
by
maureen
browne,
the
city's
public
art
manager.
Warren.
Can
you
tell
us
a
bit
about
this
sculpture,
yeah.
C
It's
a
really
cool
piece:
it's
a
highly
visible
piece:
it's
on
the
North
Shore
nearby
to
the
Science
Center.
You've
probably
seen
it
if
you've
been
down
to
an
event
on
the
North
Shore
anywhere
in
that
area,
it
sort
of
bookends
a
lot
of
the
war
memorials
that
we
have
and
the
police
memorial.
So
once
you
sort
of
done
the
row
of
memorials
sort
of
at
the
end
towards
the
Science
Center
you'll
find
this
piece.
C
It
is
a
piece
it
was
commissioned
by
the
sports,
an
exhibition
authority,
the
land
on
the
north
shore,
where
it
currently
resides,
was
conveyed
from
the
city
to
the
SCA
a
few
years
ago
for
development
and
one
day
it
will
all
come
back
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
so
all
of
the
artworks
there,
whether
they
were
commissioned
by
the
sportsman
exhibition
authority
or
a
third
party
or
the
city.
We've
worked
collaboratively
on
all
of
those
pieces
for
approvals
and
so
forth.
C
Knowing
that
we'll
come
back
to
the
city
one
day,
so
RM
Fisher
was
the
artists
selected
for
this
piece
and
the
piece
is
called
Langley
Observatory
clogged,
because
it's
about
Samuel
Langley
and
his
contribution
to
the
standardization
of
so
he
really
is
touted
Samuel
Langley
of
the
Langley
Observatory,
the
observatory
in
riverview
park.
On
the
north
side,
Samuel
Langley
is
famous
for
using
astronomy
to
standardize
time,
so
it's
sort
of
a
precursor
to
the
atomic
clock.
C
So
this
was
revolutionary
in
the
late
19th
century
for
train
schedules
and
so
forth.
It
was
even
the
observatory
was
even
instrumental
connecting
to
the
city-county
building
where
the
city
sort
of
was
the
official
timekeeper
at
that
time.
So
it's
really
interesting
the
history
that
that
sculpture
caps
into
in
such
a
modern
fashion,
and
when
you
look
at
the
sculpture,
that's
why
you
see
sort
of
like
a
little
compass
needle
on
top
the
eyes
that
light
up
sort
of
are
reminiscent
of
a
train,
lantern
and
so
forth.
C
So
that's
why
it
was
placed
on
the
North,
Shore
and
so
forth.
So
it's
really
a
beautiful
piece.
It
actually
was
touted
by
the
mayor.
A
couple
of
years
ago
and
winning
the
mayor's
work
of
art
award
as
part
of
the
Greater
Pittsburgh
arts
council's
annual
exam.
So
we're
really
proud
of
it
and
we
think
it's
a
really
substantial
penis,
really
fun
piece.
Yeah.
B
It
seems
like
it
has
a
very
interesting
history
now
we're
going
to
meet
with
1500
coordinator
of
the
sports
and
exhibition
40
help
display
this
tell
us
more
buzz.
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
here
today.
Can
you
tell
us
a
bit
about
the
Langley
Observatory
clock
and
your
role
in
helping
facilitate
its
display?
The.
A
Langley
Observatory
clock
was
placed
in
the
North
Shore
Riverfront
Park
as
a
part
of
the
public
art
program.
When
the
park
was
constructed,
this
site
was
actually
chosen
in
advance
of
the
sculpture
being
designed.
So
the
committee
selected
RM
Fisher
the
artist
based
on
his
proposal
for
this
site
and
then
after
they
went
through
that
process
and
selected
him,
he
created
the
piece.
The
piece
is
over
21
feet
tall,
it
is
made
of
Courtin
and
stainless
steel
and
it
is
kind
of
an
homage
to
Pittsburgh's
industrial
past.
B
A
City
and
the
sports
and
exhibition
authority,
both
value
public
art
very
highly,
so
the
sports
and
exhibition
authority
has
an
art
Committee,
which
oversees
its
public
art
collection,
and
we
work
very
closely
with
the
city's
public
art
office
and
Morton
Brown,
the
city's
public
art
commissioner.
So
a
lot
of
what
we
do
is
in
concert
with
them,
particularly
you
know,
with
our
facilities
being
located
in
the
downtown
area.
So
a
lot
of
what
we
do.
A
A
That's
part
of
the
convention:
centers
art
collection
is
actually
not
at
the
convention
center.
Right
now
is
the
Pittsburgh
Magnolia
sculpture,
which
is
at
the
parklet
at
the
corner
of
seventh
Street
and
penn
avenue.
It's
two
bronze
magnolia
trees,
designed
by
tony
tacit
and
those
magnolia
trees
were
intended
to
be
placed
at
the
convention.
Center
is
part
of
a
main
entrance
hotel
which
hasn't
materialized
yet
so,
in
the
meantime,
we've
loaned
those
sculptures
to
the
Cultural,
Trust
and
they're
placed
across
the
street
from
the
benedum
center.
A
You
know
and
they're
really
well
received
placed
in
a
park
area
amongst
other
live
magnolia
trees.
It
kind
of
it
there's
an
interesting
juxtaposition
of
the
forever
in
bloom,
bronze
magnolia
trees
with
the
live
magnolia
trees
that
you
know
go
through
the
seasons
and
leaf
and
drop
their
leaves,
and
then
flower
in
the
spring
again
yeah.
B
A
It's
important
for
the
city
to
recognize
and
support
public
art
because
it
brings
public
art
and
art
in
general
to
the
entire
population,
which
you
know
a
lot
of
where
an
artist
placed
behind
closed
doors
and
museums,
and
things
like
that.
There
might
be
difficulty
for
everyone
to
access
it.
So
the
importance
of
the
city
to
really
serve
the
general
public
and
give
them
public
art
and
the
greatest
skill
possible.
Thank.