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The Sieve of Eratosthenes (sculpture)

The Sieve of Eratosthenes is a 1999 sculpture by Mark di Suvero, installed on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California.

The Sieve of Eratosthenes

Mark di Suvero

1999 (1999)

Stanford, California, U.S.

37°25′31.2″N 122°9′56.4″W / 37.425333°N 122.165667°W / 37.425333; -122.165667

History[edit]

The artwork was added to Stanford's collection in 2000.[1] It was dedicated to John Henry Merryman on his 80th birthday.[2]


In 2014, the 23-foot (7.0 m) sculpture was relocated from outside the Cantor Arts Center to the lawn between Escondido and Meyer Library.[3]

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