Public Art
Chess Tables
Return To ListArtist: Doug Eichelberger (http://www.eichelbergerstudio.com/)
Date: 1992
Location: 16th Street Mall, between Arapahoe Street and Curtis Street
Collection: Public Art
Artwork Type: Sculpture
Material: Cast Concrete and Ceramic Tile
Description: The piece is a series of tables with ceramic tiled chessboards on both ends. A concrete barrier, shaped as the upper-half of a human body, separates the chessboards. Colorful ceramic tiles are imbedded into the face, arms and torso of the human form.