Wheel
"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
Installed at the Denver Art Museum
Source: denverartmuseum.org
Temporarily removed during DAM renovations; soil from original site preserved
Source: theclio.com
Reinstalled with original soil at the renovated DAM campus
Source: theclio.com
Location
Civic Center, Denver
Open in Google MapsAbout 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