''Symbiosis'', is a public artwork by

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artist Richard Hunt, located at the Carnegie Hall on the

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campus in

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. ''Symbiosis'' was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's

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survey in 1993.

Description

This

corten steel Weathering steel, often referred to by the genericised trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel, is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rus ...

abstract sculpture is described as "resembling a head, either human or animal, with appendages." It has no base—the entire piece rests on the ground. This sculpture, sometimes called ''Bison'', was a gift to Howard University by

Hobart Taylor, Jr. Hobart T. Taylor Jr. (December 17, 1920 – April 2, 1981) was an American attorney and civil servant who was Special Legal Counsel and the Executive Vice Chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities, the forerunner to ...

, a former member of the Board of Trustees. Taylor died in 1981 and the sculpture was dedicated to the university on December 2, 1981. An appraisal made by Art Resource Technical Service in 2004 valued the sculpture at $50,000 ($ in dollars). The sculpture was surveyed in 1993 for its condition and it was described as "well maintained".

References

Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Howard University Artworks in the collection of Howard University Sculptures by Richard Hunt (sculptor) Steel sculptures in Washington, D.C. 1981 sculptures {{public-art-stub