Documented artwork / monumental sculpture
Sentinel
Credit as documented: Albert Paley
Albert Paley's Sentinel stands in the administration circle at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT connects its 2003 construction with a redesign intended to give the campus a stronger pedestrian center. The open base permits people to pass through the sculpture, while its 73-foot height makes it visible above nearby campus buildings. RIT reports that technicians and subcontractors from Paley Studios erected the 110-ton assembly over twelve weeks. Steel, stainless steel and bronze combine in a structure intended to connect the university's technological culture with its arts and humanities.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2003
- Materials
- formed and fabricated steel, stainless steel, bronze
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Artist: 73 ft high × 36 ft 3 in deep. RIT collection: 73 × 30 × 30 ft. RIT News: 110 tons.
- Dimensions apply to
- Source measurements for the documented work only; component scopes, unlabeled axes and disagreements remain explicit. Not a relocation or engineering specification.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2003
Administration circle, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
- Site
- Administration circle, Rochester Institute of Technology
- City
- Rochester
- State / region
- NY
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The artist lists a 36-foot-three-inch depth; RIT's collection lists a 30-by-30-foot footprint. Both describe a 73-foot height. Their dimensional scopes remain unreconciled.
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Sources
- www.albertpaley.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.rit.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.rit.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.rit.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17