Big Walking Eye Flower - Norman, OK
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N 35° 12.630 W 097° 26.851
14S E 641308 N 3897491
An abstract sculpture located on the OU campus, south of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Waymark Code: WMZKDY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2018
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Big Walking Eye Flower is an abstract sculpture about 7' tall and 6' wide. It resembles a flower and has 17 stems stretching out from the middle, all curving in a clockwise direction. Each stem is from 2-4 feet long and has an "eye" at the end, an oval shape with a black circle at the center. The sculpture is secured to the ground at the base of three of the stems.
Text on plaque:
James Surls
U.S., b. 1943
Big Walking Eye Flower
Steel, 2000
Gift of Molly Shi Boren and David L. Boren
Title: Big Walking Eye Flower
Artist: James Surls
Media (materials) used: Steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): OU, south of Fred Jones Museum of Art
Date of creation or placement: 2000
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