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            [June 05, 2013]      Send a link to a friend The "Constellation" sculpture came to be 
			through the ideas of Kathy Vinyard of the city of Lincoln. 
			 After the city purchased the 
			strip of land along South Sangamon to create better parking options 
			in that block, the leftover grassy spot took on a park-like setting 
			with green space, trees and benches. Vinyard began looking 
			for someone to do a nice piece of art that could be seen from the 
			train station and by passengers on the Amtrak.   Hoffman was just the man for 
			the job. He volunteered to design a piece of original art for 
			the city, and the city gratefully accepted. 
			Pictures by Curt Fox and Nila Smith |