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The Pappajohn sculpture park was the capstone of the broad redevelopment project that revitalized downtown Des Moines. In the early 2000s, the west end of downtown Des Moines was in a dilapidated state, with auto repair shops, seedy businesses, and worn out and vacant buildings.
The central branch of the Des Moines Public Library, the Temple for Performing Arts, and the Des Moines center for the University of Iowa are located within the park. In 2009, 4.4 acres of the park were converted from open green space to a sculpture park, known as the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
Several glass panes were shattered overnight Wednesday on a sculpture by Olafur Eliasson at Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines.
Pappajohn Sculpture Park, 1330 Grand Ave. Des Moines Art Festival, downtown Des Moines. More: New director of Mainframe Studios in Des Moines embraces role of 'champion' for artists.
Thinker on a Rock is a bronze sculpture by Barry Flanagan. [1] Brian Ferriso, ... John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, Des Moines, Iowa [4] Utrecht, Netherlands [5]
A site along Grand Avenue in the city's Greenwood Park was designated as the preferred location. Construction began in 1945; the museum itself opened in 1948, with additional wings constructed in 1968 and 1985. In 2009, the Art Center expanded its mission to operate the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, located in Western Gateway Park downtown. [6]
Post-Balzac is a bronze sculpture by Judith Shea created in 1991 in an edition of three copies. It was exhibited at the White House , [ 1 ] and the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park . [ 2 ]
Centered in the district is the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, boasting 28 pieces of art over 4.4 acres of green park space. The sculpture park is free and open to the public and provides self-guided cell phone tours. [19] On the eastern edge of the sculpture park is the iconic Des Moines Central Library.