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Caelum Moor, (sculpture). Artist:  Hines, Norman P., 1938- , sculptor. Title:  Caelum Moor, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Relocated 2009. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculptures: pink Texas granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  5 sculptures. (540 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Installation of five related granite sculptures resembling archeological ruins. The sculptures include several tall arches made of square pillars capped with horizontal granite beams. One arch has a spray of water that cascades from the top into a pool of water below. One arch has Celtic designs carved in relief on the front face of the pillars. Another arch is made of curved sides with a horizontal beam that juts out beyond the supporting sides. Another sculpture consists of three low rectangular "ruins" decorated with Celtic-like carvings. A fifth sculpture consists of three tall pillars placed in triangular arrangement. Each of the pillars has a maze-like design carved in relief on the front face. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Architecture -- Detail -- Arch Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Ethnic -- Scottish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Arlington Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Arlington, Parks and Recreation, P. O. Box 231, Arlington, Texas 76004 Located Richard Greene Linear Park, 1601 East Randol Mill Road, Arlington, Texas 76011 Provenance:  Formerly administered by Kelton-Mathes Development Corporation, Arlington, Texas Formerly located Highlands of Arlington Park, Interstate 20, between Matlock Road & Cooper Street, Arlington, Texas Remarks:  Caelum Moor was commissioned by the Kelton-Mathes Development Corporation; the corporation is since defunct. The sculpture was originally installed in a five-acre park designed by Norman Hines at the Highlands of Arlington, a 340 acre multi-use commercial development by the Kelton-Mathes Development Corporation. At the park in the Highlands of Arlington, the Caelum Moor sculptures were installed atop forty-five foot deep concrete piers. In 2009, the sculptures were relocated to the Richard Greene Linear Park on East Randol Mill Road. The sculpture derives its name from "Caleum," a constellation in the southern hemisphere whose Celtic name means Sculptor's Tool, and "Moor," for the moors of Scotland, similar in appearance to the land in Arlington. IAS files contain detailed dimensions for individual sculptures in the installation. IAS files contain copy of related article from Arlington City Journal, Oct. 23, 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993. City of Arlington, Parks and Recreation, 2009. Illustration:  Image on file. Arlington City Journal, Oct. 23, 1985. 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 TX000985   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000985 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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