Friday, June 26, 2009
Big metal sculpture near Cowboys Stadium to be funded by Arlington professor, philanthropist
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courtesy City of Arlington
The - um - "ice cream cone," daylight projection
University of Texas at Arlington professor Allan Saxe is aching to spend some of his retirement savings on an ostentatious metal sculpture to be -- um -- ERECTED near the new Cowboys Stadium.
(Actually, he WANTED his name to appear somewhere on the stadium grounds itself, but Arlington city administrators convinced him to contribute his $100K towards construction of the 50 ft., gaily-lit, perforated metal installation set to go up nearby.)
It appears that the PBS&J-designed sculpture does not yet have a name, although some have referred to it as a "big ice cream cone." (Oooh kaaaay ... )
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alexander troup Verified
Intresting kind of cigar type design....what is it....Erected with what in mind...shoot full of holes by Bonnie and Clyde.....it needs a name de plume....A/T, Scratching my head...
4 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jesus Valadez Verified
Wow, that is ugly.
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Kevin Kunreuther Verified
How did I know that Prof. Allan Saxe was behind this? I remember when he received a half million dollar inheritance and had trouble giving it away. Anyway, kudos to the star of the parody of the late Michael Jackson's Thriller ,"Clucker"!
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