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one day and did a double take. e work is a multi-colored
14-foot bird-like creature, perched on top of a 15-foot-
tall vine-covered pedestal. It would have been hard not to
notice it.
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It started with the Sun God. French-American artist Niki
de Saint Phalle's monumental sculpture appeared on the
UC San Diego campus in 1983, about the time I started
teaching a class for aspiring travel writers. I parked nearby
Travels with Niki
FINDING JOY WITH A FREE SPIRIT
Niki de Saint Phalle's Sun God was
the first piece acquired for the
Stuart Collection on the UC San
Diego campus. Photo courtesy of
Adams / Hansen Photos
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