The Dallas Piece
Dates
- Installed, 1978
Podcasts
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Dallas Piece - Catherine Cuellar and Junius Recording Company
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Description
In 1976, the City of Dallas commissioned Henry Moore to create a sculpture to be placed in the plaza in front of Dallas City Hall. Moore had been recommended to Dallas officials by I.M. Pei, the architect of Dallas City Hall, and the Dallas Piece would be the third time Moore and Pei collaborated. In designing the sculpture, Moore felt the piece would need to be massive to complement Dallas City Hall's structure and the wide horizontal plane of the plaza.
Moore designed the sculpture to be o...
Moore designed the sculpture to be o...
Courtesy of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Collection
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Location
City Hall Plaza
1500 Marilla street
Dallas, TX 75201
United States
1500 Marilla street
Dallas, TX 75201
United States
In front of City Hall on City Hall Plaza
Nearby Items
| Floating Sculpture | 232 feet |  | ||
| Waterwork | 355 feet | | ||
| Dallas Police Memorial | 487 feet | | ||
| Dallas City Hall | 587 feet | | ||
| J. Erik Jonsson Sculpture | 607 feet | | ||
| Old Federal Reserve Bank | 0.2 miles | | ||
| Glassworks | 0.2 miles | |
