Springfield City Hall is the city hall of Springfield, Ohio. The building replaced the current Clark County Heritage Center in 1979 as the location of the city's offices. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[1]

Oracle's Vision

In 1981, soon after the construction of the building, a minimalist sculpture by Ronald Bladen was installed outside the entrance of the building. Titled Oracle's Vision, the work was primarily funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the city of Springfield, with additional funding coming from donors.[2]

Efforts were made to remove the sculpture in 1982, and after Bladen's death in 1988. The sculpture was placed in storage in 2023, as part of a city hall plaza renovation.[3]

Oracle's vision before removal

References

  1. ^ Springfield City Hall (1979), 76 East High Street, Springfield, Clark County, OH, retrieved 2024-12-27
  2. ^ "Oracle's Vision, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  3. ^ "Controversial decades-old sculpture removed from in front of Springfield City Hall". springfield-news-sun. Retrieved 2025-02-06.

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