Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Walking To The Sky
2006
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023
1. Walking To The Sky Marker
Jonathan Borofsky (A 1964)
Donated by
Jill (A 1974) & Peter Kraus
Erected 2006.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 40° 26.649′ N, 79° 56.572′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Squirrel Hill. It is at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Morewood Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Forbes Avenue. Marker is located on the east side of Warner Hall on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4910 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scotty Dog Statue (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doherty Hall (about 700 feet away); Hamburg Hall (about 700 feet away); Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); College of Fine Arts (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baker Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yi-Sheng Mao (approx. 0.2 miles away); Judith A. Resnik (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Regarding Walking To The Sky. Due to apparent structural instability, the sculpture had to be
this page online
Also see . . . Walking To The Sky Wikipedia page. The artist says the sculpture is "a celebration of the human potential for discovering who we are and where we need to go." (Submitted on November 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023
2. Walking To The Sky Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023
3. Walking To The Sky
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
