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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of print and photographic materials related to the commissioning and installation on the Rice campus of Michael Heizer’s three-part granite sculpture 45°, 90°, 180°. The records include background on how Rice came to be given the work and what the criteria were that guided selection of Heizer as the sculptor. The monumental tasks of bringing the granite to the chosen site and then fixing the slabs to their pedestals are well represented by the collection’s photographs....