Boulevard Manor in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Named Stones (1989)
J.W. Mahoney
engraved stones
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2023
1. Named Stones (1989) Marker
Inscription.
Named Stones (1989). J.W. Mahoney. Arlington artist J.W. Mahoney was one of four sculptors to participate in Onsite: '89: Bluemont Park, Sculpture Project, a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition. Although intended to be temporary, Mahoney's work, Named Stones, which consists of eight rocks into which words are engraved, endures. Engraved stones include Sleeping Moon (1), Isis (2), Artemis (3), Old Signal (4), Amor (5), Psyche (6), and Awake (7). One stone from the original project, Vespers (8), is now missing. These names were based on each rock's shape, location, or imagined relationship to the other stones. Mahoney draws upon the Japanese Shintu tradition of naming natural objects in order to distinguish the special qualities of each and to encourage quiet contemplation.
Arlington artist J.W. Mahoney was one of four sculptors to participate in Onsite: '89: Bluemont Park, Sculpture Project, a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition. Although intended to be temporary, Mahoney's work, Named Stones, which consists of eight rocks into which words are engraved, endures. Engraved stones include Sleeping Moon (1), Isis (2), Artemis (3), Old Signal (4), Amor (5), Psyche (6), and Awake (7). One stone from the original project, Vespers (8), is now missing. These names were based on each rock's shape, location, or imagined relationship to the other stones. Mahoney draws upon the Japanese Shintu tradition of naming natural objects in order to distinguish the special qualities of each and to encourage quiet contemplation.
Location. 38° 52.21′ N, 77° 7.914′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Boulevard Manor. It is on Four Mile Run Trail
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north of 1st Street North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Bluemont Junction Trail, Arlington VA 22205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reevesland (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Named Stones (1989) (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bluemont Junction, ca. 1934 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rosslyn Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Great Falls Line (approx. 0.2 miles away);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2023
2. Named Stones (1989) Marker displayed with Sleeping Moon
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Great Falls Line (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
