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Title:  
Union Spire
Artist:  Kevin Oehler
Date:  1991
Location:  northwest sidewalk, 1616 14th Street, Denver, Colorado
Placement:  roadsides
Collection:  Arts & Venues Denver: Public Art Program
Artwork Type:  sculpture (visual work)
Material:  alloy steel, paint
Description:  A tall abstract sculpture comprised of two spires set atop each other. The bottom 13 foot spire is composed of 12 1/2 eight-sided blocks, painted with yellow and black diagonal stripes. The top 9 foot spire is composed of painted red metal that looks like an extended Slinky. This is encased by 1 inch wide pieces of thin metal in the shape of X's and squares, forming 8 blocks up the spire. There is a white-domed light on top of the spires. According to the artist, "The towers reflect the architectural past of the city in totems, stacked with fragments of Victorian, Neo-Classical and Constructivist elements specific to historic Denver."
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