Pearlstone Park / Scott Burton

Pearlstone Park, also, Scott Burton. . , Pearlstone Park , Designated by Baltimore City as a landscape amenity for Symphony Hall, this site was dedicated Pearlstone Park in 1985, named in memory of Jack H. Pearlstone, Jr., whose son Richard L. Pearlstone generously supported its creation. With leadership from Maryland Institute College of Art, the park was restored to the original vision of its designer with the support of the Pearlstone Park Foundation, the Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone Foundation and the Pearlstone Family Foundation, and was rededicated on November 3, 2008., Scott Burton believed that a public park should be a vital part of, rather than a refuge from, its urban setting, and that public art is at its best when it encourages social interaction. In this park, Burton created juxtapositions to enliven the cityscape and highlight the syncopation of pedestrian traffic on the site. A dynamic geometry of intersecting walkways guides visitors through the park from its perimeter, formed by Cathedral, Preston, and Howard Streets., The site's southern corners are anchored by oversized concrete ottomans. Benches function as both seating and sculpture. Flanked by lantern stanchions, these settees are rhythmically sequenced along a gently arching, brick-paved path. The lanterns frame a view of the 1896 Mount Royal Station, paying homage in their design to the Station's clock tower., Scott Burton , Scott Burton (1939-1989) was born and raised in small-town, working-class Alabama. In 1959 he moved to New York City and launched a career that culminated in an international reputation as one of the most accomplished American artists of his generation. Burton's sculpture is included in major museum collections around the world. But he is most respected for the moral conviction he brought to the design of public places in urban settings. Among the artist's most acclaimed commissions are those in Battery Park City (NY), Tate Gallery Liverpool, Equitable Center (NY), the NOAA viewpoint terrace-park (Seattle), and, one of his earliest designs, Baltimore's own Pearlstone Park. . This historical marker is in Mid-Town Belvedere in Baltimore Maryland