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Campus artwork
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A Sculpture Environment
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Pickle Forks
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1970-
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Four welded steel sculptures by Ron Baird at the University of Waterloo. Painted red, orange and yellow, the piece was the first major commission of Waterloo's works of art committee.
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Initially installed as part of the Hagey Hall courtyard, the piece was removed in April 2015 ahead of the construction of the for the Hagey Hall Hub. It was reinstalled at the south end of main campus next to Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, in green space along Ring Road, in 2019.
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Created February 2025 by DR.
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- Castillo, Angel, Jr. "Baird's welded sculptures to be unveiled at U. of W.". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. November 11, 1970, p. 10.
- Rogers, Elizabeth. "The Life and Times of the Pickle Forks". University of Waterloo Arts. July 29, 2019