Photo courtesy of Kirby Warnock
Oak Cliff’s own Jimmie Vaughan is expected to appear at the dedication of public artwork at Kiest Park on Oct. 3, according to a media release from the City of Dallas.
The artwork honors Vaughan and his brother. The 4 p.m. dedication takes place on what would’ve been the 67th birthday of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The brothers grew up near Kiest Park.
This is the first public art dedicated to a music artist in Dallas, according to Jennifer Scripps, the city’s office of arts and culture director.
“I’m glad to see Dallas finally claim its rich musical heritage with the tribute to the Vaughan Brothers, and I hope it will continue by honoring its other artists,” Kirby Warnock stated in the release. Warnock is a filmmaker who lead efforts to raise funds for the work.
Other major donors include the Cabaniss Family Foundation, Jeffrey Stephen Davis, John and Lisa Dennis, the Kessler Theater, the North Texas Music Foundation and the Oak Cliff Foundation.
From the city’s release:
The sculpture is constructed from four COR-TEN or weathering steel-framed screens, formed by ribbons of cut metal. Panels measuring 10’ x 8’ each show imagery of the brothers’ lives and music including the lyrics to their most well-known work Tick-Tock. It stands near the trail crosswalk off the park’s main entrance.
