Arboretum Poetry, 2010

Arboretum poetry vase
Arboretum poetry vase
Artist

Virgil Leih
American, b. 1945

Art Date

2010

Material

Black walnut wood (Juglans nigra)

Dimensions

62 x 14 x14 inches

Location at the Arboretum

Snyder Building Lobby alongside Grecian Wedding Vase and Oracle

“Every object of art I produce is already hidden inside the tree trunk waiting to be revealed and enjoyed,” Virgil says. “It is such a privilege to reveal what is inside unseen.”

Gift of the Kowalczyk family, 2010.