MISSION DIMENSION
SCULPTURE STOP #3

What a relief! You found it, Agent! Get ready for clue #3 in your quest.

Sculpture can be part of a building, too. When art projects out from a background like a wall or door, it’s called a relief sculpture. This building is the Campanile, or bell tower. It’s also a memorial. At the top are 53 bronze bells. They are connected to a keyboard to create a musical instrument called a carillon. Did you notice the relief sculptures on the entrance doors? To make the figures on the doors, artist Bernard “Poco” Frazier created clay or plaster models. Then, the models were cast in bronze. Bronze is a mix of copper and tin. How does the mix of music and sculpture make you feel?

 
Bronze relief sculptures on the doors of the Campanile Bell Tower at the University of Kansas.
 

You’ll really need your detective skills now! Can you tell which doors are the Doors of Memory, and which are the Doors of Kansas? How? The people pictured are in pairs and represent ideas like courage, silence, freedom, and equality. How would you represent these ideas differently?

How many pairs of adults are on all the doors?
How many babies on the Doors of Kansas?
How many birds on the Doors of Memory?
Count the benches around the Campanile.
Take a seat to tally this tricky question:

PAIRS OF ADULTS + BABIES = ?
THEN, SUBTRACT THE BIRDS = ?
FINALLY, SUBTRACT THE BENCHES = ?

Record your answer again on your Agent Record.

Time to head to #4 for your final clue.