Brazos Flower

Location: Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, TX 77802

Description: This statue was the first public art piece in Brazos County. The oak and steel abstract sculpture is 19 feet wide with 27 petals and weighs about 10,000 pounds. The 6-foot petals were carved by hand, and a flatbed truck had to bring the partially assembled statue to the site. Surls’ work is purchased and exhibited in museums across the country. 

Sculptor: James Surls

Installation:  1986

 

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