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A permanent 12-foot diameter steel sculpture installed in the Gearhart Hall courtyard at the University of Arkansas.

Gearhart Hall Courtyard Curvahedra, wide view with Adirondack chairs inside the sculpture
Curvahedra in the Gearhart Hall courtyard with the building clocktower behind
Looking through the curved steel loops, Gearhart Hall framed within the sculpture geometry
The Gearhart Hall Curvahedra under fresh snow, with colourful orange, red, green and blue Adirondack chairs sheltered inside the steel loops and Gearhart Hall behind
Photo: Starks and Pierce
A single curved steel element suspended by chain hoist in the fabrication shop, showing the bolted joint construction
The fully assembled sculpture in the fabrication yard, before painting, the complete spherical form visible with a forklift alongside for scale
Two people standing inside the assembled sculpture at the fabrication yard, showing the 12-foot scale of the work
The sculpture lifted off a flatbed trailer on the University of Arkansas campus on installation day, workers in hi-vis vests guiding it
Installation day: the 12-foot steel Curvahedra lifted into the courtyard by crane, September 2021
Workers guiding the sculpture into its final position in front of Gearhart Hall, crane arm visible above, caution tape around the site
The sculpture just placed in front of Gearhart Hall, yellow caution tape still up and gravel base not yet finished
MAA Focus magazine cover, December 2022 / January 2023, featuring the Gearhart Hall Curvahedra
Two large curved steel elements suspended by chain hoists in the fabrication shop, a welder working at the bench behind them
Curved steel elements clamped to a welding table mid-assembly, welder in the background, chain hoist hanging to the right
Invitation card for the G. David and Jane B. Gearhart Curvahedra Dedication, Friday 15 October 2021, Gearhart Hall Courtyard, University of Arkansas
The rust red Gearhart Hall Curvahedra seen through mature trees from across the University of Arkansas campus
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