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enjoyed sculptures in Des Moines, Iowa  May 26, 2012 |
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enjoyed sculptures in Des Moines, Iowa May 26, 2012 |
| John and Mary PappaJohn Sculpture Park The 4.4 acre park, located within a major crossroads of the urban grid, creates a pedestrian friendly entrance way to downtown Des Moines. This accessible setting, coupled with the skilled landscape design and caliber of the art, makes it unlike any other sculpture park in the United States. The John and Mary PappaJohn Sculpture Park showcases
a collection of sculptures worth an estimated $40 million plus artwork by 21 of the world’s
most celebrated artists. John and Mary PappaJohn, Des Moines philanthropists, are
known worldwide. They have donated 27 sculptures in the community. |
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1989 by Tony Cragg (cast bronze) |
Reclining
Figure, 1969-1982 by Willem De Kooning (bronze) |
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Below: Willy, 1962 by Tony Smith (welded steel painted black) |
Below: T8, 1985 by Mark Di Suvero
(steel painted red) |
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Below: White Ghost, 2010 by Yoshitomo
Nara (fiberglass) |
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| Below: Untitled
(Three Dancing Figures) by Keith Haring (Painted Aluminum)
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Below: Moonrise East, August,
2006 by Ugo Rondinone |
Below: Moonrise East, January, 2006 by Ugo Rondinone |
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(cast aluminum painted brown on steel plinth) |
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Below: Air Gets Into
Everything Even Nothing, 2006 by Ugo Rondinone (cast aluminum with white enamel) |
Below: The Back of
a snowman (white and black) by Gary Hume (cast bronze and enamel) |
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Below: In The Morning,
CA. 1950 by Anthony Caro (bronze) |
Below: Post Balzac,
1990 by Judith Shea (cast bronze) |
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Below: Juno, 1989 by Deborah Butterfield (cast bronze) |
Below: Ancient Forest, 2009
by Deborah Butterfield (bronze) |
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| Below: Spider, 1997
by Louise Bourgeois (bronze) |
Below: Thinker On The Rock,
1997 by Barry Flanagan (bronze) |
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Below: Nomade, 2007 by Jaume Plensa (stainless steel painted white) |
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Below: Karen Duquette inside a sculpture by
Jaume Plensa
The sculpture was formed using stainless
steel Alphabet letters |
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Below are more sections of the adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Iowa. You may view them in any order you wish. And lots more options below. |
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