Hope for Life

LOCATION
Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 E 50th Street, Kansas City, MO
OWNER
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
ARTIST
Larry Young
DATES
December 7, 2000
MEDIUM
Stainless steel
The human form is suspended between the two strands that make up the double helix in this monumental sculpture. This stainless steel piece is 32 feet tall and 10.5 feet in diameter and stands near the main entrance to the Stowers complex. It can revolve on its base up to four times per hour.