Caelum Moor Enhances Public Art and Culture in the
Entertainment District
Five freestanding granite sculptures weighing a total of 540
tons will enhance the environmental landscape along Johnson
Creek in Arlington’s Entertainment District.
Tuesday, June 30, Ark Contracting Services began to install the 22 pink granite stones that comprise the
sculpture known as Caelum Moor. The installation will be in
Richard Greene Linear Park located at 1601 E. Randol Mill
Road adjacent to the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and
Cowboys Stadium. The stone monuments range in height from 8
to 30 feet.
The Latin name “Caelum” is derived from a constellation in
the southern skies known as the sculptor’s tool or chisel.
“Moor” refers to the windswept landscapes of Scotland. The
celtic names of each of the five groupings reflect the
ancestry of the sculptor’s patron.
Caelum Moor was commissioned in 1984 by Jane Mathes Kelton,
CEO of the Kelton Mathes Development Corporation and heir of
the Scottish-American television magnate, Curtis Mathes.
According to the sculptor, Kelton wanted the artwork to
serve as a centerpiece for a proposed business park
development along I-20, reminiscent of the ancient sites of
Scotland and England and reflecting of her family’s
heritage. From 1986 to 1997, Caelum Moor was located at the
headwaters of Johnson Creek along Interstate 20. In 1997,
the sculpture was donated to the City and stored to make way
for commercial development. Caelum Moor was once listed on
the Smithsonian Institution’s National Registry of Art in
Public Places.
