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In what year was Tilted Arc removed from Federal Plaza?
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- Eight years after installation.
- 1989, four years after the public hearing.
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1989 (answers within ±1 count)
Why
1989, eight years after installation in 1981 and four years after the 1985 hearing. The dates matter because the dispute ran for most of the work's life, which is itself part of what the case demonstrates about public sculpture.
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