The first contemporary sculpture to be placed on SUU’s campus, this brushed aluminum creation was crafted by California artist James Devore in 1977. Savage Rose was selected from 62 small-scale prototype entries to a national sculpture competition administered by the Cedar City Art Committee. The 1976 competition was one of Cedar City’s Bicentennial commemoration events. (Source: https://www.suu.edu/blog/2017/08/art-stroll.html).