Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jasmuižas 37 - First (Bird)house

Birch, nails, model trees, acrylic paint

— Viktor Timofeev —

Jasmuižas 37 - First (Bird)house Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

1. Jasmuižas 37 - First (Bird)house Marker

Inscription. "My birdhouse is based on my childhood home in the suburb of Pļavnieki in Riga, Latvia. The architectural style of the typical Soviet-era bloc housing I grew up in was embedded in my early imagination, and became a formative aesthetic in my art practice. Playfully adapting this architecture into a birdhouse calls attention to the numerous migrant communities residing in New York City at any given time, and symbolically relates to migratory bird populations as 'fellow travelers.' Only one of the 'windows' on the birdhouse facade is real, giving way to a spacious, vertical interior."

Erected by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • War, Cold.

Location. 40° 40.02′ N, 73° 57.747′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It can be reached from Flatbush Avenue north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn NY 11238, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lily Pool Terrace (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolias at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolia 'Judy Zuk' (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolia × brooklynensis (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Magnolia × brooklynensis (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolia Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Magnolia × brooklynensis (within shouting distance of this marker); Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Jasmuižas 37 - First (Bird)house Marker with the birdhouse visible in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

2. Jasmuižas 37 - First (Bird)house Marker with the birdhouse visible in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.