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Cutting Edge of the Obelisk, (sculpture). Artist:  Priour, Damian, 1949-2011, sculptor. Pena, Lucilo, architect Title:  Cutting Edge of the Obelisk, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Texas fossilized limestone and blue-green glass; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 168 x 24 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 4 in. x 4 1/2 ft. x 4 1/2 ft. Description:  Obelisk with a vertical division running the length of it to expose blue-green glass which also fills in other horizontal spaces, creating the illusion of a waterfall. The surface is indented with forms of prehistoric sea life. The fossilized rock and the light produced by the glass represent a link between the past and the future. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Element -- Water Landscape -- Waterfall Allegory -- Time -- Past Allegory -- Time -- Future Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Trammell Crow Family Administration, Art Administration, 4814 Bengal Street, #1, Dallas, Texas 75235 Located 1900 Hi Line Drive, Dallas, Texas Remarks:  Commissioned for the site by Lucy Crow Billingsley. SOS! survey form lists a second location address of 1400 Turtle Creek, Dallas, Texas. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TX000217   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000217 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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