Sydney Francis Atkinson
American, born 1946Center of Mass, 1973
On view
Painted steel
Dimensions126 × 208 × 250 in. (320 × 528.3 × 635 cm)
Gift of Friends of Modern Art and anonymous donors, 1974.1
This large steel sculpture was created by Sydney Francis Atkinson. After he completed his BFA in sculpture at the Atlanta School of Art he moved to Michigan to study at Cranbrook Academy of Art. He graduated with his MFA degree in 1974, the same year that this sculpture was installed on the south lawn of the FIA. It was given to the museum by the Friends of Modern Art, or FOMA. The organization was formed in 1969 and operates with the main objective of providing funds for exhibitions and acquisitions of contemporary works of art. The group also organizes the annual Flint Art Fair, the fall and winter FOMA Film series, and other special events.
