A Walk Around the World
- Title
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A Walk Around the World
- LC Subject
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Ceramics
Tiles
Decoration and ornament
ceramic (material)
ceramic tile
ceramics (object genre)
tile (materials)
- Creator
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Diakité, Baba Wagué
- Description
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A view of four square ceramic tiles set against a concrete wall and formed together to create a single tile mosaic. The tile is framed with a gray border, which borders each of the four tiles. Painted on the tile is a stylized human figure with wings, stretching over a globe which is centered between raised monkey arms, positioned at 90 degrees.
Baba Wague Diakite; A Walk Around the World; 52 1 x 1 foot tile murals; West International House and Dining Hall; OSU; 1997; detail B
Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali.
ronnawague@juno.com
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- View
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detail
- Location
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West Hall, Oregon State University >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
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391 S. W. 30th Street, Corvallis Oregon
- Award Date
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1998
- Identifier
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1998_osu_w-intn-hse-din-ctr_02_a07
- Accession Number
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1998_osu_w-intn-hse-din-ctr_02_a07
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
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Diakite, Baba Wague
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/tiff
- Measurements
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each tile measures 1 x 1 foot
- Material
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Ceramic art
ceramic tiles; earthenware; mosaic; Duncan underglazes
- Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
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1998 Oregon State University West International House and Dining Center
1998_osu_w-intn-hse-din-ctr
- Has Version
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slide; color
- Institution
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Oregon Arts Commission
University of Oregon
- Note
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To access an OSU campus map with contextual view of West International House and Dining Center, go to http://oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/campusmap/
covered walkway around the West International House Outdoor Plaza
- Color Space
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RGB
- Biographical Information
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By introducing tile murals placed at eye level on two opposite sides of columns in the covered walkway around the West International House Outdoor Plaza, I hoped to create the opportunity to "travel the world" in the plaza as students come and go in their daily routine. These small tile murals depict various images from cultures around the world. Some are typical of numerous cultures, some depict many different cultures coming together in one activity. The overall intention is to show that within diversity, similarities exist. (The dance may be different, but we all enjoy the dance). [artist statement, 1998]