Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Lynda Benglis
Power Tower, Courtesy of Pace Gallery
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
1. Lynda Benglis Marker
2019 | New York City
Material: Bronze, with a high gloss gold patina
This sculpture is part of the Helis Foundation Collection
About the Artist:
Since the 1960s, Lynda Benglis has been celebrated for the free, ecstatic forms she has made that are simultaneously playful and visceral, organic and abstract. Her work demonstrates an enduring fascination with process and materials. Through her multifarious practice, Benglis continues a long-running investigation of the proprioceptive, sensory experiences of making and viewing her works.
Benglis was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1941. She earned a B.F.A. in 1964 from Newcomb College in New Orleans, where she studied ceramics and painting, and later went on to study painting at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Benglis resides in New York, Santa Fe and Ahmedabad, India. She is the reciplent of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two National Endowment for the Arts grants, among other commendations. Benglis's work is in extensive public collections, including the Guggenheim, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Gallery of
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See more art by Lynda Benglis at Ogden Museum of Southern Art at 925 Camp Street. Wave of the World can also be seen at New Orleans City Park.
Erected by City of New Orleans; The Helis Foundation; Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2019.
Location. 29° 57.021′ N, 90° 4.4′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Poydras Street west of Baronne Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Poydras Street, New Orleans LA 70113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
2. Power Tower and its accompanying marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Birdsall Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Pavillon Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); One Time In New Orleans (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (about 800 feet away); Enrique Alfιrez (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the St. Charles Theaters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Clarinet (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Also see . . . Pace Gallery: Lynda Benglis bio.
Excerpt: "The embrace of flowing forms, color, and sensual surfaces plays a large part in Bengliss continuous investigation of the proprioceptive, sensory experiences of making and viewing her sculptures. From the complex chromatic harmonies of the wax paintings to the selected use of brilliant Day-Glo pigments or phosphorescence in her latex and foam sculptures, Bengliss exuberant engagement with color, along with her radical employment of material, sets her apart from the more achromatic focus of her Minimalist and Postminimal contemporaries."(Submitted on April 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
