Hawk - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.878 W 097° 09.059
14S E 672319 N 3676604
A hawk perches on a log in the plant beds on the north side of the Environmental Science building at the University of North Texas, 1704 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX. He's part of the Native Texas Wildlife series that decorates the building grounds.
Waymark Code: WM14DPR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2021
Views: 1
The work of David Iles, the Native Texas Wildlife series was commissioned by Trammell Crow and donated here in 2008, with a duplicate set at the Dallas Aboretum. The series consists of fifteen animal sculptures, including a human being -- beloved professor Dr. J.K.G. Silvey -- and they decorate the grounds on the sidewalk that goes around the building. Some of them are easier to spot than the others, but this guy is in mid-flap, perched on a log in the plant beds on the north side of the building. The log is part of the sculpture, and of course, the hawk is life-sized, beak open as if calling. If there's a sculptor signature, it's not obvious.
The individual sculptures in the series initially each had a small accompanying sign, providing information about its subject's habitat, its behavior, its dining habits, and other information, but this one's has gone missing.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Hawk
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: David Iles
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2008
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Environmental Science Building - University of North Texas
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