Civic Images

Spoonbridge and Cherry water fountain (by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen) on the grounds of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center, as seen from the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (by Siah Armajani) on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A couple passing the time in one of the sections of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center, as seen from the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (by Siah Armajani) on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The artwork called ‘Woodrow’ by Deborah Butterfield on the grounds of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an open art gallery located by the Walker Art Center on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The plaque on the stone placed by the artwork reads:

Deborah Butterfield
American, b. 1949
Woodrow 1988

bronze
Gift of Harriet and Edson W. Spencer, 1988

In the 1970s I made horses out of real mud and sticks. They were, in part, meant to reflect how much a horse is part of his environment – I combined the figure and the ground.
- Deborah Butterfield

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center (partially seen above the stairs) on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The statue called ‘Walking Man’ by George Segal on the grounds of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The plaque on the stone placed by the statue reads:

George Segal
American, 1924-2000
Walking Man 1988

bronze
Gift of the AT&T Foundation and the Julius E. Davis family in memory of Julius E. Davis, 1988

The archaic Greek walking man’s spine is very erect and he has one foot forward and his arms are straight down, and he’s as much Greek as he is Egyptian as he is Greek. It goes on and on through Giacometti.
- George Segal

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, an outdoor art gallery located by the Walker Art Center on the west side of Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.