Title: Libation
Artist: Jim Cooper
Year: 2006
Medium: Bronze
Location: Center City Park Fountain
Title: Bending Grass
Artist: Jim Cooper
Year: 2006
Medium: Iron
Location: Center City Park Flowerbed
Jim Cooper, who describes himself as a blacksmith and metal artist, created Libation in his studio at the Lyndon Street Artworks in downtown Greensboro. This magnificent urn sculpture stands 8 1/2' tall and is comprised of two containers that continuously brim over water from one of the fountains in Center City.
Jim's Bent Grass Fencing defines the edges of the Park's entrances and serves to guide visitors into the Park.
The Artist
Jim Cooper was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where there is a profusion of steel in which he first acquired his interest in metal. A metal artist for 35 years, he has been in museum work for most of his adult life.
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