The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pumpkin, 2016

Yayoi Kusama, B. Matsumoto, Japan, 1929

— FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) and urethane paint; Joseph H. Hirshhorn Purchase Fund, 2020 —

Pumpkin, 2016 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 24, 2024

1. Pumpkin, 2016 Marker

Inscription. For Yayoi Kusama, pumpkins represent a source of radiant energy. They are perhaps the artist's best-loved motif, appearing in paintings, drawings, sculptures, and some of her most important installations. Both endearing and grotesque, the giant gourds have been an inspiration for Kusama since her childhood, when she was surrounded by her family's seed nursery in prewar Japan. In an autobiographical poem, she writes, "Pumpkins bring about poetic peace in my mind. Pumpkins talk to me."

Erected by Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution. (Marker Number 2020.002.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2016.

Location. 38° 53.276′ N, 77° 1.4′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It is on Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the grounds of the Hirshhorn Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 194 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20591, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Earth Day Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Double Candle, 2018 (about 300 feet away); Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden (about 300 feet away); The Slave Trade in Washington, DC (about 400 feet away); A Common Language (about 400 feet away); The Williams Slave Pen (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza (was a few steps from this

<i>Pumpkin</i> with its historical marker in the foreground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 24, 2024

2. Pumpkin with its historical marker in the foreground

marker but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Earth Day Park (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.