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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sculpture for the Bok Tower (Singing Tower) in Florida canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural sculpture program
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decorative architectural scheme ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalElementOf |
Bok Tower
NERFINISHED
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Singing Tower carillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
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Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| artMovement | American architectural sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bok Tower Gardens National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Edward W. Bok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Lee Lawrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToComplement | landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. ⓘ |
| function |
ornamental
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symbolic ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
animals
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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
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Lake Wales, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
coquina stone
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limestone ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of Gothic and Art Deco motifs
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integration with carillon tower architecture ⓘ nature-inspired symbolic program ⓘ |
| partOf |
exterior decoration of the Singing Tower
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overall design of Bok Tower ⓘ |
| period | interwar period ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of Lee Lawrie’s work ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.