Highland Park in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Flora

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

1. Flora Marker

Inscription.
Marlana Adele Vassar, 2023

Vassar is a Pittsburgh artist whose work weaves symbolism, surrealism, and storytelling into subjects that are both intimately personal and inviting of interpretation. In this sculptural work, she references the mythology, natural elements, and stylistic traditions of the park's historical art nouveau sculptures in the creation of a distinctly modern and individualized aesthetic.

To learn more about this artwork, the artist, and other Art in Parks projects, use the QR code below or visit pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/artinparks.

Erected 2023 by The City of Pittsburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2023.

Location. 40° 28.777′ N, 79° 54.971′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Highland Park. It can be reached from Reservoir Drive north of North Highland Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Reservoir Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Highland Park (within shouting distance of this marker); D.A.R. Memorial Plaque (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Mrs. Nathaniel B. Hogg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Highland Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Negley Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Negley Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Park Land History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

2. Flora Marker

Marker is located at the base on the artwork.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

3. Flora

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.