Atrium Art – OKC, OK

It’s called the Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower and it stands in the atrium of the Oklahoma City Art Museum. It’s one of the largest glass towers ever created by Dale Chihuly. It stands 55 feet tall and is 6 feet in diameter. It is comprised of 2,100 individually blown glass parts, held together by a seven piece steel armature, or spine, with 2,100 individual forks. It weighs 10 tons. I’ve always thought it’s one of the most significant pieces of glasswork I’ve ever seen.