Photo Roelof Kleis The artwork, a former wall panel, is an untitled piece by visual artist George van de Wagt. The panel was affixed to a WUR building in Lelystad before it was moved to the campus.
The restored piece is to start a new phase as a singular element atop an especially constructed brickwork pedestal. The square colossus measuring 250 x 250 centimetres, is made up of 68 separate parts of different types of stone, including white marble and basalt. The parts have been cleaned, restored, and remounted in a metal frame.
Poultry farming
George van de Wagt (1921-2007) made the artwork around 1969 for the testing station for poultry farming ‘Het Spelderholt’ which was founded in Beekbergen in 1921. This organisation was later merged into the Centre for Research and Communication for Poultry Farming, which was subsequently incorporated into the Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO, Agricultural Research Service).
In 1995, the art piece was moved to Lelystad. It became the property of WUR when DLO and Wageningen merged. Now, more than half a century after its inception, the work of art has been moved to the campus in Wageningen. The piece has no title, but with a bit of imagination, you can see a chicken (with its head on the right) depicted by the work.
Airborne Monument
There is another piece by George van de Wagt in Wageningen. A stone sculpture in front of the Vakschool Wageningen building on the Binnenhaven. Moreover, he made the Airborne Monument in Oosterbeek. He was involved in the design of the National Monument on the Dam in Amsterdam.
