Brockport in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Joy and Happiness to the Children of the World
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
1. Joy and Happiness to the Children of the World Marker
Created by artist Zurab Tseretelli
Gifted by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1979)
Painting of sculpture base by artist Nathaniel Hodge '13
Erected 2018 by William G. Andrews and family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.
Location. 43° 12.564′ N, 77° 57.025′ W. Marker is in Brockport, New York, in Monroe County. It is on New Campus Drive 0.3 miles west of Kenyon Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the campus of SUNY Brockport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 New Campus Drive, Brockport NY 14420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fifth International Special Olympics at Brockport (within shouting distance of this marker); "Putting Veterans First" Department of Veteran Affairs (approx. Ό mile away); Brockport Central Rural High School (approx. Ό mile away); Brockport Central (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fannie Barrier Williams (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1855 - 1944 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site Of (approx. 0.4 miles away); Helen Fabi Smagorinsky (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brockport.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
2. Joy and Happiness to the Children of the World and Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
3. Joy and Happiness to the Children of the World
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026
4. Joy and Happiness to the Children of the World Marker
Gift of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the occasion of the 1979 International Special Olympic games and the International Year of the Child
Happiness to the Children of the World work of the artist Zurab Tsereteli
9 August 1979
Happiness to the Children of the World work of the artist Zurab Tsereteli
9 August 1979
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
