Unique Manhattan Sculpture Moved From NYC To Collegeville

COLLEGEVILLE, PA — A distinctive statute has found its way from the streets of Manhattan to Collegeville.

The "Cubed Curve" statute, which for nearly half a century sat at one of the most highly trafficked intersections in the entire country, can now be found at Ursinus College.

That's thanks to a donation from the Rockefeller Group to the school, which moved the statute from its 42-year-old home across the street from Radio City Music Hall.

"I’m not sure why they chose a small college as opposed to a small, sorta independent museum or even a bigger museum,” Director of the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Charles Stainback said, according to the Ursinus Grizzly. “I was surprised and pleased and I have to admit…gratified that an organization like that in New York City recognized the good things we’ve been doing here at Ursinus and at the Berman Museum, and realize that we already have a love of sculpture."

According to WHYY, "someone knew someone who knew someone." A parent of a current Ursinus student reportedly has ties to the Rockefeller Group, leading to the deal.

The artist William Crovello was commissioned by the Group to create the work in 1972.

The piece, which can be plainly seen by passerby on Main Street Collegeville, joins Ursinus' already thriving campus collection of artwork.

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