Meijer Garden Horse Sculpture
Meijer donated his sculpture collection to create the 30 acre park in 1995 and it is the most popular tourist destination in west michigan.
Meijer garden horse sculpture. In addition to inspiration from leonardo akamu was also inspired by the history of equine imagery and the study of horses. Bronze 15 x 17 x 5 inches. Fred and lena meijer gaze across the plaza at the american horse. Leonardo da vinci s horse 15 1999.
All reviews meijer gardens fred meijer horse sculpture well worth the visit sculpture park amazing sculptures tram ride japanese garden horses hoof model bronze beauty art height nina sculptor. The bronze sculpture is 24 feet 7 3 m tall. Named lena s garden in honor of lena meijer the sculpture comprised of dozens of individual blown glass pieces spans the ceiling in a spectrum of colors. Leonardo da vinci s horse.
Although sculpture is found across the meijer gardens campus more than 50 major works by masters such as auguste rodin henry moore barbara hepworth louise bourgeois mark di suvero richard serra roxy paine ai weiwei and others are featured in this area. Hear more about the american horsehere. Meijer gardens includes a 30 acre 12 ha outdoor sculptural park which opened on may 16 2002. The american horse is a central highlight of frederik meijer gardens sculpture park in grand rapids michigan.
Frederik meijer gardens sculpture park opened in april 1995 after 13. Enjoy a bite to eat at the james shirley balk café with its dazzling glass ceiling sculpture by renowned artist dale chihuly. 2007 davinci discovery center of science technology. The american horse by nina akamu.
Sculpture park and gallery collection. Review tags are currently only available for english language reviews. The project was championed by fred meijer in the late 1990 s resulting in two casts of the 24 foot monument one for meijer gardens and one for the city of milan italy. Gift of mark and mary beth meijer.
Sculpture collection exhibitions. Bronze 15 x 17 x 5 inches.