Two sculptures of Magnolias Trees in bloom at the corner of Seventh Street and Penn Avenue- Public Art in The Cultural District – downtown Pittsburgh. The lead artist –Tony Tasset
My granddaughter and I were on our way to opening night of The Music Man.
Right across the street from the theatre where we were headed… “Two sculptures of magnolia trees called Magnolias for Pittsburgh are surrounded by five real magnolia trees.”
“The intention of Magnolias for Pittsburgh was first and foremost to create a public work with an egalitarian aesthetic that appeals to a wide range of the population,” Mr. Tasset writes in his artist’s statement. “I wanted to simply create a little magic, fairy tale moment in the daily hustle and bustle of downtown Pittsburgh. Magnolias is meant to have a dynamic relationship with the environment,”
Fabulous sculpture, fun play, wonderful granddaughter, sounds like the perfect day to me gcr
Thank you dear friend
Beautiful
Those aren’t real?!
Metal. Public Art Sculpture
Beautiful in reality and in art. There aren’t a lot of magnolia trees in Minnesota.
These look especially wonderful come February
That photo could be the cover of a book or perhaps one they use for a writing contest. A young girl in a lavender summer dress stands with perfect posture while gazing admiringly at a magnolia tree. The young girl is real but the tree is not. (Note: the woman taking the photo is the young girl’s grandmother a well known and accomplished photographer in the Pittsburgh area. She usually travels the streets and alleys of Pittsburgh photographing abandoned furniture.)