Sculpture for the Bok Tower (Singing Tower) in Florida

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Sculpture for the Bok Tower (Singing Tower) in Florida is an ornate architectural sculpture program by Lee Lawrie that adorns the iconic carillon tower at Bok Tower Gardens, blending Gothic and Art Deco motifs into a symbolic, nature-inspired design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural sculpture program
decorative architectural scheme
outdoor sculpture
architecturalElementOf Bok Tower NERFINISHED
Singing Tower carillon NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Gothic Revival
artMovement American architectural sculpture
associatedWith Bok Tower Gardens National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Edward W. Bok NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Lee Lawrie NERFINISHED
designedToComplement landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
function ornamental
symbolic
hasMotif animals
birds
flowers
musical symbolism
nature-inspired ornament
religious symbolism
sun and stars
symbolic figures
vines
heritageDesignation contributing feature of a National Historic Landmark site
inception late 1920s
location Bok Tower Gardens NERFINISHED
Lake Wales, Florida NERFINISHED
materialUsed coquina stone
limestone
marble
notableFor blend of Gothic and Art Deco motifs
integration with carillon tower architecture
nature-inspired symbolic program
partOf exterior decoration of the Singing Tower
overall design of Bok Tower
period interwar period
subjectOf studies of Lee Lawrie’s work

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Lee Lawrie notableWork Sculpture for the Bok Tower (Singing Tower) in Florida