Stone Harp (Orpheum + Eurydice), 1993

Stone harp
Stone harp vertical
Artist

René Küng
Swiss, b. 1934 

Art Date

1993

Material

Limestone

Dimensions

132.6 x 104 x 74 inches

Location at the Arboretum

Küng invites you to be attentive to the strings of the piece and "hear" the music of nature being played upon them. The alternate title of the work lends an interesting perspective on the myth of the harp-playing Orpheus who failed in leading his beloved Eurydice out of the Underworld.

Gift of Alfred Harrison and Ingrid Lenz Harrison, 2017.