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Mary Shaffer papers, 1969-2002

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Series 3: Center-Light Project , 1985-1993
(box 3, OV 5, 0.7 linear ft.)

This series documents Shaffer's project to build and install a sixty-foot "tower" of tubular glass in the three-story stairwell of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The entire process, from Shaffer's selection for the commission, to installation of the sculpture is recorded here in correspondence with project personnel and material suppliers and fabricators, notes of meetings, publicity material including artist statements on the work, architectural plans of the PAC, and Shaffer's sketches and designs. The series documents details of the installation such as how the sculpture was suspended from the ceiling with stainless steel rods and lit from within by fiber optics.
At the end of the project, Shaffer took legal action against the PAC due to their failure to pay her the final sum due under the contract. Records of this action are also included here.
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Background on Charlotte, Printed Material, 1985-1990
3
9
Background on Charlotte, Notes on Contacts, 1988-1990
3
10
Baker Metal Products, Inc., 1991-1992
3
11-12
Bills and Budget, 1990-1992
3
13
City Council Material, 1988-1989
3
14
Conversation Log, 1989-1991
3
15
Correspondence, 1988-1993
3
16-22
Glass and Notching Tubes, 1991-1992
3
23-24
Lawsuit, 1990-1993
3
25
Meeting Notes, 1991
3
26
Middleton McMillan Architects, Carole Hoefener, 1990-1991
3
27
Notes, circa 1990-1993
3
28
Optics, 1991-1992
3
29
Orders and Specifications for Title of Sculpture, 1992
3
30
Plans and Sketches (see also OV 5), circa 1990-1992
3
31-32
Plate Glass, 1990-1992
3
33
Press Releases, 1992-1993
3
34
Printed Material, Material Resources, circa 1980s
3
35
Publicity, circa 1990-1992
3
36
Shipping and Installation of Sculpture, 1992
3
37
Oversized Material from Series 3
OV 5

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