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Kebrle, John,
Stone, H. M.,
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- College Station
Sculpture
Crystal Tree, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kebrle, John, sculptor.
Stone, H. M., contractor.
Title:
Crystal Tree, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Kebrle Stone Tri-Nimbus Chrystallis, (sculpture).
Dates:
1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: glass, steel rods and angle steel; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 36 ft. x 6 ft. x 1 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A tree-shaped abstract sculpture composed of 2,500 pieces of glass and oxidized steel rods. Above the 18 foot high trunk portion are three branches which sway with the breeze. The major portion of the trunk is formed by five pieces of 1 1/2 inch angle steel. The individual pieces of glass are attached to the tree by short metal rods. The glass is various shades of white and amber. The sculpture is set in concrete in an alcove of the Rudder Center. The branches extend above the alcove walls and are affected by the breeze from the second level of the building.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- College Station
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Texas A&M University, Registrar, Curator University Art & Exhibits, College Station, Texas 77843
Located Texas A&M University, In alcove of Earl Rudder Continuing Education Tower, College Station, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was created through a collaboration between the artist and welder H. M. Stone. The sculpture is known on campus as the "Crystal Tree." A nearby plaque reads: Kebrle & Asscts./H. M. Stone/Jarvis, Putty/Jarvis.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Texas Highways (Dec. 1987): pg. 35.
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 TX000953
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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