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Denver Public Art

Wheel

Edgar Heap of Birds, 2005Civic Center
Art installation: Wheel by Edgar Heap of Birds (2005), painted metal (steel poles with bird sculptures) in Civic Center, Denver

"Wheel" by Edgar Heap of Birds (2005) — Civic Center, Denver. Part of the Denver Public Art collection.

About This Artwork

A circular arrangement of ten tall red metal poles topped with abstract bird sculptures, symbolizing the Big Horn Medicine Wheel. Astronomically aligned so the sun rises through an opening between the first and last poles on the summer solstice.

Medium

Painted metal (steel poles with bird sculptures)

Timeline

2005

Installed at the Denver Art Museum

Source: denverartmuseum.org

2018

Temporarily removed during DAM renovations; soil from original site preserved

Source: theclio.com

2021

Reinstalled with original soil at the renovated DAM campus

Source: theclio.com

Thought Provoking
Hidden Gem

Location

Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204

Civic Center, Denver

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About the Artist

Edgar Heap of Birds

Cheyenne-Arapaho artist and professor creating works addressing Native American identity, land rights, and the Sand Creek Massacre.

Based in: Oklahoma City, OK

Data source: theclio.com

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