Flight was originally commissioned as the centerpiece of the former rooftop fountain at the second Main branch building of the Salt Lake City Public Library. The sculpture underwent a complete cleaning and restoration in 2012 following the renovation of the building, which now houses The Leonardo. Flight is made possible through the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program.

Angelo Caravaglia began sculpting as a child, in Erie, Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he studied at Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts in Michigan and received a Fulbright Grant to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy. He won several awards, including the Dr. Francis Onorati Award for bronze casting and a Maxwell Gallery grant to work in Florence. In 1956, he joined the University of Utah’s Art Department, which was led at the time by renowned portraitist Alvin Gittins, bringing modernism to Utah alongside V. Douglas Snow. Caravaglia demonstrated mastery of a variety of 3D materials, including wood, bronze, stone, wire, terracotta, and found objects.