. . . "American Bandshell," as the title implies, relates to an important historical and social feature of American cities, the bandshell. The piece was fashioned of cor-ten steel (so-named because of its low corrosive quality and its high tensile strength), and its dimensions measure twenty-five feet wide and nine feet high. The total visual impact of the sculpture includes the concrete base upon which it sits, which is ten feet wide by nine feet high. The steel has been fashioned in convex and concave shapes so that they appear as appendages to a coordinated whole. The steel has been oxidized and has a dark-colored, matte finish on the surface. 1

References:

1. Lierley, Mary A., "Nebraska Interstate 80 Bicentennial Sculpture Project" (Ph.D. diss., North Texas State University, 1982), p.33.