Two Opposites Reaching Up Toward the Peak of Progress

Two Opposites Reaching Up Toward the Peak of Progress is a public art work by American artist Thomas Queoff, located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The granite sculpture is an obelisk made of a narrow piece of red granite cut into a tapering hourglass form. At its base, the sculpture is approximately two feet wide. As the sculpture narrows by a foot toward its midsection, the granite's surface is faceted along a diagonal line. Toward the sculpture's again wider top, a trapezoidal void in the shape of an elongated diamond divides the granite and gives it the appearance of the eye of a needle. The artwork is located in the traffic median on S. Layton Blvd. between W. Greenfield Ave. and W. Orchard St.

Two Opposites Reaching Up Toward the Peak of Progress
ArtistThomas Queoff
Year1977
TypeWausau ruby red granite
Dimensions240 cm × 61 cm × 25 cm (94 in × 24 in × 10 in)
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°00′59″N 87°56′52″W / 43.016293°N 87.947804°W / 43.016293; -87.947804

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  1. ^ "Two Opposites Reaching Up Toward the Peak of Progress, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog-SIRIS. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 1 August 2012.