Calyx Dome - Holland Hall School- Tulsa, Oklahoma
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N 36° 02.628 W 095° 54.669
15S E 237735 N 3992728
Absolutely phenomenal sculpture, located at the back of Holland Hall School, on the trail near the firepit and Outdoor Classroom
Waymark Code: WM8G6A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2010
Views: 4
VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THIS SCULPTURE!!! ONLY ACCESSIBLE DURING WEEKENDS WHEN SPORTS GAMES ARE IN SESSION!
This is an absolutely amazing sculpture located in the woods behind Holland Hall School. Access is from the back of the elementary school, taking the trail out to the Outdoor Classroom. Direction signs are located at each end of the trails (used for the school's cross country runners), telling visitors which way to go to find the Calyx Dome. It looks like a big adobe hut plopped in the middle of the woods. The bottom is round like a teepee, but the top is more cone-shaped. The entrance door is big enough for a 6 foot tall man to walk in easily. The view from inside is amazing! If you look up it appears to be dozens of small cylinder-shaped holes that let light in to the interior of the structure. The interior walls look like honeycomb or adobe the way they are layered.
From the Smithsonian Art Inventory page:
Description:
A beehive-like dome made of horizontal clay rows that resemble very thick rope. Door and window openings in the dome taper to a point at the top. Sculpture is set directly on concrete foundation.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 16 x 15 x 15 ft., Diam. 15 ft.
Remarks:
At the time of survey the sculpture was to be completed in 1996 or 1997.
TITLE: Calyx Dome
ARTIST(S): Spencer, Laurie, sculptor. Cajamarca, Daniel, sculptor.
DATE: 1996
MEDIUM: Sculpture: terra cotta; Foundation: concrete and bricks (under ground level).
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OK000088
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Holland Hall School, on trails by baseball field and Outdoor Classroom
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