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Landscape architect:
Hoover, Robert C.  Search this
Medium:
Plant material and stone dust with granite benches
Type:
Sculptures-Bench
Sculptures-Earthwork
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
City of Augusta Department of Motor Vehicles Hospital Street Motor Vehicles registry building Augusta Maine 04333
Date:
Fall 1992. Dedicated Autumn 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1993.
Summary:
A series of evergreens planted in a grid pattern which picks up the architectural theme in the building design. Angular beds of red and yellow dogwood and patches of wild grasses are planted in a geometric arrangement inside the grid. A bed of coal has been laid diagonally to divide the space. On the far side of the coal is a line of birch trees.
Topic:
Landscape--Tree--Evergreen Tree  Search this
Landscape--Tree--Dogwood Tree  Search this
Landscape--Tree--Birch Tree  Search this
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Control number:
IAS ME000003
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316956