Yielding Spire

Artist: John Brough Miller

Year: 1984

Materials: Cor-Ten steel

Location: University of Missouri campus, Lowry St & Ninth Street, Columbia, MO

Yielding Spire

About the art

Commissioned during Lowry Mall’s renovation, this sculpture is nearly 25 feel tall. Its spire represents traditional academics while the spire and disk symbolize contemporary aspects of education. The message of the sculpture is that old and new approaches can work together to produce positive results.