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 Kahlil Gibran - Washington, D.C. Posted by:  flyingmoose
N 38° 55.229 W 077° 03.681
18S E 321296 N 4309972
Located along the westbound side of Massachusetts Avenue, there is no parking nearby.
Waymark Code: WM17B9C
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2023
Views: 5
The Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden is a public garden located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C., "within a wooded ravine known as Woodland-Normanstone Park". At its center are a bronze sculpture of the Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist Kahlil Gibran by Gordon Kray and a star-shaped fountain surrounded by limestone benches engraved with quotes of Gibran. The memorial garden was dedicated on May 24, 1991 by President George H. W. Bush. The fundraising was organized by the Kahlil Gibran Centennial Foundation, formed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth in Bsharri. - Wikipedia: ( visit link)
TITLE: Kahlil Gibran
ARTIST(S): Kray, Gordon S., sculptor. Dickie, George, landscape architect. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc., landscape architect.
DATE: Copyrighted 1990. Dedicated May 24, 1991.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble; Benches: limestone; Floor: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS DC000207
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Across from the British Embassy near Observation Circle on Massachusetts Avenue.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Just normal aging and staining, but no damage observed. My images are from 2006 and 2020.
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.
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