OOS Sculpture

Are We There Yet?

1996 / Martin L. Boyle / Cleveland

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Six bench/windscreens depicting the settling of the Cuyagoga Valley, with a focus on transportation and arranged in chronological order: 1. Native American settlements and the canoe 2. Moses Cleveland and the covered wagon 3. The canals 4. The railroad 5. Shipbuilding 6. Recent settlers, automotive and aviation. There are 78 separate black line drawings which are sand carved into laminated glass. Each bench is composed of eight panels.

Location: River Road

County

: Cuyahoga

Citation

: Martin L. Boyle, “Are We There Yet?,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed April 2, 2023, http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/800.

Title

Are We There Yet?

Description

Six bench/windscreens depicting the settling of the Cuyagoga Valley, with a focus on transportation and arranged in chronological order: 1. Native American settlements and the canoe 2. Moses Cleveland and the covered wagon 3. The canals 4. The railroad 5. Shipbuilding 6. Recent settlers, automotive and aviation. There are 78 separate black line drawings which are sand carved into laminated glass. Each bench is composed of eight panels.

Creator

Date

1996

Subject

Location City

Location County

Provider Qualifier

Commissioned by

Provider Entity

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Location Street

River Road

Location Type

Media Sculpture Height

7 ft 5 in

Media Sculpture Width

14 ft

Media Sculpture Depth

2 ft

Installation Date

07/01/1996

Creation Date

01/01/1996