Song of the Earth, (sculpture).

Song of the Earth, (sculpture).

Gibbs, Tom, 1942- , sculptor.

Song of the Earth, (sculpture).

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Granite, concrete, fieldstone, bronze and painted steel.

Approx. 21 x 47 x 32 ft.

(On bottom of large steel piece:) "Tom Gibbs 94" (On bottom of small bronze piece:) "Tom Gibbs/1994" signed

An abstract sculpture consisting of two metal pieces, three polished granite slabs, a few small pieces of fieldstone, and connecting concrete walls and walkways. The most prominent feature is a welded steel totemic structure, painted black, consisting of several horizontal, blocky masses incorporated into a vertical pillar. Directly in front of this element is a three-piece section of large, polished granite slabs. The closest slab is rough-edged with a roughened section cut from the top and deep scoring across the top back. The rear of an adjacent slab is also deeply scored. Concrete steps lead to a bronze inverted cone shape. Several small fieldstone pieces are embedded in grooved concrete that runs between the steps and the bronze form. Water emitted from the inverted cone is channeled into a drain in the adjacent grass.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Conway

Administered by University of Central Arkansas, Department of Art, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, Arkansas 72032

Located University of Central Arkansas, Southwest corner of Irby Hall off Alumni Circle, Conway, Arkansas

The $58,000 sculpture was financed through the State of Arkansas percent for art program and approximately $25,000 in donations. A placard next to concrete wall reads: "Tom Gibbs,/American (b. 1942)/Song of the Earth, 1994/bronze, granite, concrete, steel,/water, earth". IAS files contain articles from the University of Central Arkansas publication, "Contact," Nov. 18, 1993, pg. 1, 4; the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Oct. 18, 1994, pg. 1B, 5B; the Conway Log Cabin Democrat, Oct. 23, 1994; and the University of Central Arkansas "Alumni Contact," pg. 4, 5, n.d; and a Nov. 19, 1993 press release from University of Central Arkansas Information Services.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1995.

Conway Log Cabin Democrat, Oct. 23, 1994.

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