Persistance

Theodore Waddell, 1976, brushed stainless steel

Located outdoors between Music and Fine Arts buildings.

Waddell is a Montana native from Laurel. While he is best known for paintings with thick impasto surfaces depicting ranch scenes, e also created a group of distinct metal sculptures while on the UM School of Art faculty from 1968 to 1976. During this time, he lived in Arlee and created a series of minimalist-influenced polished steel sculptures.