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Marvels of Modernism
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Reception: Tuesday, November 17, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Kent Arts Commission
Exhibit Dates: November 5, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Regular gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m, closed holidays.
Location: Centennial Center Gallery, Kent City Campus, 400 West Gowe Street, Kent, Washington 98032 map
Marvels of Modernism documents cultural landscapes throughout the United States, including the Herbert Bayer Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks located here in Kent. The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Garden Design magazine, and George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film produced this exhibit, with assistance from the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
The goal of The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s Landslide program is to draw immediate attention to nationally significant cultural landscapes. The program serves as a catalyst for an informed discourse, responsible community involvement and wise stewardship decisions.
The Herbert Bayer Earthworks is one of 12 designees chosen from hundreds of nominations from around the nation:
Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA
Estates Drive Reservoir, Oakland, CA
Heritage Plaza, Heritage Park, Fort Worth, TX
Kaiser Roof Garden, Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA
Lake Elizabeth, Allegheny Commons, Pittsburgh, PA
Manhattan Square Park, Rochester, NY
Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks, Kent, WA
Miller Garden, Columbus, IN
El Monte, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Pacific Science Center Courtyard, Seattle, WA
Parkmerced, San Francisco, CA
Peavey Plaza, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
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1. Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks by Herbert Bayer. Copyright Christopher Rauschenberg, 2008.
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