艺廊The Tree of Knowledge
- 年代
- 1962 年
- 地点
- 索尔福德
- 题材
- 公共艺术
- 材质
- 混凝土、瓷砖、pebble material
- 尺寸
- 7 × 7（高 × 宽，多为厘米）
- 国家
- 英国
The Tree of Knowledge is a relief mural by the artist Alan Boyson. It was created in 1962 for Cromwell Secondary School for Girls in Salford, England, and erected on an end wall on the exterior of the school building. It is made from concrete, with ceramic tiles and pebbles collected from the site for which it was designed It measures approximately 7 metres (23 ft) square. It depicts five stylised birds, one an owl, sitting in a tree.
In August 2009, when the former school building was due to be demolished, the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society, The Salford Star (a local magazine), and local residents campaigned successfully to have the mural given statutory protection by being "listed" by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The notice granting it Grade II listed status said:
It has a high level of aesthetic and artistic quality represented in a bold and striking compositio…
摘自英文维基百科「The Tree of Knowledge (mural)」（CC BY-SA 4.0），暂时没有中文条目。