“Flight Column”

Robert Gehrke, 1996, Cor-Ten steel

Located outdoors south of The William and Rosemary Gallagher Building.

This work was commissioned for the Gallagher Business Building under the Montana Arts Council’s Percent for Art Program. This use of a pillar to celebrate a political or military victory hearkens back to Roman triumphal columns. instead of commemorating public events, this sculpture is a monument to the natural world, calling the viewer’s attention to the sky, birds, and flight.