Jul 23 2008
The Wave, AKA the Giant Slinky
Most everybody knows this sculpture as the Giant Slinky, but the real name of the piece is the Wave. It was created by Mary Ann Unger and emplaced on Bayshore Blvd in 1989.
Mary Ann Unger studied with George Sugarman (Exploding Chicken) at Columbia University, where she recieved a Masters Degree in Fine Arts. Ms. Unger’s artwork is in the collections of the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Ms. Unger passed away in 1999 after battling breast cancer for 13 years. She was 53.
