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National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

Olin, Laurie
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/111594
Date
1997-1999
Description
"Four-Sided Pyramid", 1999, first installation 1997 (by Sol LeWitt, American, born 1928); 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/ (accessed 1/31/2008)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work); fountain; sculpture garden
Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), Fountains, Gardens, Twentieth century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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