Meijer Gardens Horse

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Meijer gardens horse. All reviews meijer gardens fred meijer horse sculpture well worth the visit sculpture park amazing sculptures tram ride horses hoof model bronze beauty equine art nina plaques height sculptor perspective plants. A 2 5 metre 8 ft bronze version of the sculpture stands in leonardo s birthplace. Highlight on meijer gardens.

Hear more about the american horse here. The american horse is a central highlight of frederik meijer gardens sculpture park in grand rapids michigan. The horses of deborah butterfield inspired by a specific horse butterfield has known the works are not portraits in the traditional sense but representations of the essence of that creature.

Frederik meijer gardens sculpture park is a 158 acre 64 ha botanical garden art museum and outdoor sculpture park located in grand rapids township michigan united states opened in 1995 meijer gardens quickly established itself in the midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and sculpture. In addition to inspiration from leonardo akamu was also inspired by the history of equine imagery and the study of horses. The second full size cast of nina akamu s design became known as the american horse which was commissioned by philanthropist frederik meijer and was placed at the frederik meijer gardens and sculpture park a botanical garden and sculpture park in grand rapids michigan on october 7 1999.

Meijer gardens thanks to the meijer s. Meijer donated his sculpture collection to create the 30 acre park in 1995 and it is the most popular tourist destination in west michigan. Rules at meijer gardens.

Meijer gardens and sculpture park includes a large tropical. There are great places to sit and reflect photo opportunities and pleasant easy walks especially on a sunny and comfortable day. The project was championed by fred meijer in the late 1990 s resulting in two casts of the 24 foot monument one for meijer gardens and one for the city of milan italy.