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Old Growth
Butler, Ben
Butler, Ben
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Old Growth was commissioned as one of three entry gateways to the Old Forest State Natural Area in Overton Park. It can be found off East Parkway. It is a gift of Henry & Lynne Turley and Bill & Becky Deupree. Built from layers of hand-cut and welded plate steel, the archway�s form is highly evocative of familiar patterns of natural growth. The outward accumulation of layers mimic a myriad of organic forms - fungi, fossils, and more. While they suggest the annual growth rings of trees, they are not content in illustrating a single organism, but rather strive to evoke a universal natural process.
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This digital image was taken by a member of the Memphis Art Project team. It was uploaded to DLynx during summer 2019.