Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jackie Ferrara (American, born 1929)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023
1. Jackie Ferrara (American, born 1929) Marker
Laumeier Project, 1981
red cedar, zinc-coated carriage bolts
187 Χ 228 Χ 261 inches
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission, with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Adler and an anonymous donor
The stacked, red cedar construction of Jackie Ferrara's pyramidal structure Laumeier Project, 1981, steps progressively skyward. It initially resembles a Mayan temple, but it is also a cognitive puzzle playing with interlocked positive and negative shapes. Moving back and forth between deciphering the seen and unseen, light through slit openings casts rhythmic patterns that create an aesthetic surprise. Ferrara is dedicated to making art in public places using the language of design and architecture to create experiential spaces for the viewer. This evocation of a little woodland sanctuary was the first "site-specific" sculpture to be commissioned by Laumeier and designed for its current location.
Erected by St. Louis County Parks & Recreation; made possible with funding from Lighthouse for the Blind-St. Louis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jonathan Borofsky (American, 1942) (within shouting distance of this marker); Healing (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Fryar (American, 1939) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sol Lewitt (American, 1928-2007) (about 300 feet away); Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (about 500 feet away); Ken Lum (Canadian, born 1956) (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunset Hills.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
