Tree of Life (sculpture)

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Tree of Life is an outdoor 1964 sculpture by Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson, with additional assistance from John Jelly and architect John Murtaugh, installed on the exterior of the University of Portland's Mehling Hall, in Portland, Oregon, United States.{{cite web |title=Tree of Life, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323331~!0#focus |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807063502/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323331~!0#focus |url-status=live }}{{Cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/thebeacon_univ_of_portland/docs/the_beacon_-_sept._25_-_issue_5|title=Art in your own backyard|date=September 24, 2014|journal=The Beacon|first=Alina|last=Rosencranz|page=8|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=February 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227044948/https://issuu.com/thebeacon_univ_of_portland/docs/the_beacon_-_sept._25_-_issue_5|url-status=live}}

Description

Tree of Life is an abstract metal sculpture depicting of tree with stylized branches and leaves. It is made of nickel silver and stainless steel, enameled blue and green, and measures approximately {{Convert|54|ft|m}} x {{Convert|5|ft|m}} x {{Convert|6|in|m}}. The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as an allegorical representation of life, and says the tree is a "Christian symbol of growth, fruitfulness, spiritual evolution and diversity among unity".