Untitled - Tulsa Performing Arts Center - Tulsa, OK
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N 36° 09.236 W 095° 59.367
15S E 231055 N 4005163
Shiny spiralling abstract located at the entrance to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Waymark Code: WMB6PE
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2011
Views: 6
This shiny silver spiralling abstract is on the southwest corner of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, just east of a nice courtyard setting. Parking is available street-side using meters, or in the hourly/daily parking lot just south of the center.
The piece is on top of a tall foundation. The abstract itself is about 4-5 feet tall and the approx. 24 bars start spiralling from the very bottom to the top. It's in an open area that allows the sun to hit it, and the reflection on the piece is quite eye-catching.
From the Smithsonian database:
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 81 in x W. 37 in.
Inscription:
(On metal plaque on base:) DAVID LEE BROWN/UNTITLED/1977
Description:
An abstract sculpture of stacked and bolted three-inch square bars that twist in a sky-bound arabesque. The sculpture is placed atop a tapered base.
Remarks:
Sculpture possibly funded through the City of Tulsa's Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain a related article from the Tulsa Performing Art Center's publication Intermission (March 1995): pg. 22-2 and a flyer from the Philbrook Art Center's bust tour of public sculpture.
TITLE: Untitled
ARTIST(S): David Lee Brown
DATE: March 1977
MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel and chrome; Base: marble
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OK000156
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Tulsa Performing Arts Center: 110 E. 2nd St.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The sculpture AND base together are about 10 feet tall, but I'm not sure the dimensions listing in the database clarifies this well.
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