Growing by Richard Hunt

Introduction

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Dedicated in 1999, this sculpture by Richard Hunt can be found about fifty yards west of the Tomahawk Creek Trail. The artist is known for using shapes like cylinders and triangles to build metal sculptures that are lively and abstract and blend metals like steel and bronze with organic curves. Hunt has been honored with a retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art and is one of the leading African American sculptors of the 21st century. Prior to his death in December 2013, Hunt worked from a studio in his hometown of Chicago and has produced over 150 sculptures in his career.

Images

Growing by Stephen Hunt with a Kansas sunset in the background

This sign and QR code (non-functional in 2024) can be found near the parking lot to the north of the art

Sources

Leawood Public Art Guide, City of Leawood, Kansas. Accessed December 31st, 2024. https://www.leawood.org/DocumentCenter/View/640/Leawood-Public-Art-Guide-PDF.

Levitt, Aimee. Rewind: Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s six-decade career gets two concurrent exhibits, Chicago Reader. December 23rd, 2024. Accessed December 31st, 2024. https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/visual-art/rewind-richard-hunt-six-decades/.

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Photo by David Trowbridge