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"'''Red Mountain'''" is a granite sculpture by Greek-American artist Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) that was displayed outside the entrance to the [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] from [[1991]] to [[2012]]. | "'''Red Mountain'''" is a granite sculpture by Greek-American artist Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) that was displayed outside the entrance to the [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] from [[1991]] to [[2012]]. | ||
The artwork was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration specifically for the courthouse plaza. The five-foot wide by five-foot tall by seventeen-footlong sculpture is made of three different colors of granite: | The artwork was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration specifically for the courthouse plaza. The five-foot wide by five-foot tall by seventeen-footlong sculpture is made of three different colors of granite: Indian Red, Cambrian Black, and Deer Isle (white) granite. The light-colored block is carved into a U-shaped double pylon, behind which a black triangular upright supports one end of a tilted black crossbar. The end of the crossbar nearest the courthouse is supported on a red triangular upright. | ||
The sculpture was removed and placed in storage during repairs to the plaza. U.S. Marshal [[Marty Keeley]], head of security for the facility, prevented its re-installation on the grounds that it could provide cover for an armed assailant at the entrance to the courthouse. Chief Judge [[Karon Bowdre]] agreed with the assessment and lobbied Representatives [[Spencer Bachus]] and [[Terri Sewell]] to insert a provision into the 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill preventing the General Services Administration from installing the artwork in its former location. | The sculpture was removed and placed in storage during repairs to the plaza. U.S. Marshal [[Marty Keeley]], head of security for the facility, prevented its re-installation on the grounds that it could provide cover for an armed assailant at the entrance to the courthouse. Chief Judge [[Karon Bowdre]] agreed with the assessment and lobbied Representatives [[Spencer Bachus]] and [[Terri Sewell]] to insert a provision into the 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill preventing the General Services Administration from installing the artwork in its former location. | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 18 July 2014
"Red Mountain" is a granite sculpture by Greek-American artist Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) that was displayed outside the entrance to the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse from 1991 to 2012.
The artwork was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration specifically for the courthouse plaza. The five-foot wide by five-foot tall by seventeen-footlong sculpture is made of three different colors of granite: Indian Red, Cambrian Black, and Deer Isle (white) granite. The light-colored block is carved into a U-shaped double pylon, behind which a black triangular upright supports one end of a tilted black crossbar. The end of the crossbar nearest the courthouse is supported on a red triangular upright.
The sculpture was removed and placed in storage during repairs to the plaza. U.S. Marshal Marty Keeley, head of security for the facility, prevented its re-installation on the grounds that it could provide cover for an armed assailant at the entrance to the courthouse. Chief Judge Karon Bowdre agreed with the assessment and lobbied Representatives Spencer Bachus and Terri Sewell to insert a provision into the 2014 Financial Services appropriations bill preventing the General Services Administration from installing the artwork in its former location.
The GSA made site visits to Birmingham in August 2014 to survey alternative sites.
References
- Faulk, Kent (July 17, 2014) "Art or security threat? U.S. House of Representatives votes against re-installing Birmingham federal courthouse sculpture." The Birmingham News