Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
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Preferred Title:
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National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
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Image View:
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"Thinker on a Rock", 1997 (by Barry Flanagan, British, born 1941)
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Creator:
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Laurie Olin (American landscape architect, born 1938)
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Location:
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site: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Location Note:
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bounded by Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, and 7th and 9th Streets NW
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Date:
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1997-1999 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Work Type 2:
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fountain
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Work Type 3:
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sculpture garden
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Classification:
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landscape architecture
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Technique:
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gardening
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); Fountains; Gardens
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Description:
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Designed to offer year-round enjoyment to the public in one of the preeminent locations on the National Mall, the National Gallery Sculpture Garden includes seventeen works from the Gallery's growing collection as well as loans for special exhibitions. Located in the 6.1-acre block adjacent to the West Building, the elegant yet informal Garden includes new plantings of native American species of canopy trees, flowering trees, shrubs, ground covers, and perennials. A fountain, which serves as an ice rink in winter, is at the center of the Garden, and walking and seating areas offer visitors a chance to rest and reflect on the works on view. The design for the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden was created by Laurie D. Olin, landscape architect. (Source: National Gallery of Art [website]; http://www.nga.gov/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Two
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Identifier:
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6A2-US-DC-NGI-D3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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