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Birthplace
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Birthplace

Artist
Year1987
Classification sculpture
Medium high-fired clay
Dimensions129 × 83 × 20 in. (327.7 × 210.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • "Birthplace," a fossil-like ceramic creation from Stephen DeStaebler, was installed in 1987 at  the Old Post Office Building in St. Louis, Missouri.  The high-fired clay wall work measures 10'9" by 6'11" by 20".  The hue of the sculpture, which ranges from light grey to black, was created by baking pigments into the clay.  A faint spectrum of tones ranging from orange to lavender glow across the surface, encouraging a harmonic visual connection between the sculpture and its site.