Texas Tech University System Public Art Program
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Texas Tech University System's 1%-for-art program, operating from the office of Facilities Planning & Construction.
05/27/2026
Did you know that the Public Art Collection spans across multiple TTU system campuses?
This is ‘Signature Piece,’ located at the main entrance of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Amarillo campus. The work was created by Barry Dean Harvey in 2001.
Over his career, Harvey’s work has evolved from landscapes to figurative to the abstract work that you see with ‘Signature Piece.’ Each step in the creative process dictates the next move. The sculpture is akin to improvisational jazz, in that it is created not by set plan or ritual, but by allowing the work to flow from itself. There is spontaneity in the form, allowing the viewer’s own life experience to influence their interpretation of the art.
‘Signature Piece,’ 2001, by Barry Dean Harvey
‘The Messengers’ consists of five kinetic sculptures in the form of stylized messenger pigeons bearing the names of the five senses in their tails, and ten limestone benches arranged in concentric circles. The benches in the outer circle are engraved with the words “THINK ABOUT HOW YOU COMMUNICATE.” The combination of this phrase, the senses, and the pigeons is intended to provoke the viewer to contemplate rudimentary tools of human interaction and how they employ these tools daily. ‘The Messengers’ is the first kinetic artwork in the collection.
‘The Messengers’ by David Hickman, 2013
‘Read Reader’ (2002) is a bronze sculpture created by Terry Allen, found outside of the Student Union Building. The sculpture was created entirely out of books, with Allen’s intention to highlight physical books during an emerging digital age. Allen chose a burnout casting method to preserve small details such as pages and lettering. During this burnout process the books are destroyed, making this sculpture one of a kind.
Come see it for yourself the next time you’re on the way to the library to lock in for finals!
Terry Allen, ‘Read Reader’ 2002
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