Description
Colorado Yule Marble / 14.5 x 11 x 10.5 in / 38.8 lbs / The Liberty Collection
Evoking the weathered charm of a one-room Kansas schoolhouse, Prairie Schoolhouse is a compact yet luminous sculpture carved from Colorado Yule Marble—its purity and translucence offering a striking interplay of form and light. Framed by generous “windows” and topped with a bell tower, the piece radiates a kind of quiet authority, much like the buildings that inspired it. Hollowed with painstaking care, the bowl glows from within when bathed in sunlight or focused light, with the exterior walls catching and diffusing that glow in soft, unexpected ways.
Practical and sculptural, this hand-carved work is finished with a water-repelling Italian sealant and is marked on the underside with its serial number and artist’s insignia. Prairie Schoolhouse is part of Martin Cooney’s Liberty Collection—a series rooted in movement, memory, and place—and, like its namesake, it offers a sturdy and enduring presence, ready to inspire conversation and curiosity in any setting.
