Sculpture Park Family Gallery Guide

DONALD J. HALL SCULPTURE PARK FAMILY GALLERY GUIDE

Welcome to the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park!

You’ll see sculptures of all shapes and sizes, and even one you can walk through!

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Preservation.

Touching and climbing on the sculptures are not allowed with the exception of walking through the Glass Labyrinth. Although many sculptures appear to be durable, touching and climbing will damage them.

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Start your journey outside the Plaza entrance of the Bloch Building.

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1. One Sun / 34 Moons, Walter De Maria 2. Peace on Earth, Jacques Lipchitz 3. Shuttlecocks, Claes Oldenburg and Coojse van Bruggen

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4. Ferment, Roxy Paine 5. Sheep Piece, Henry Moore 6. Glass Labyrinth, Robert Morris Reclining Connected Forms, Henry Moore

1 One Sun / 34 Moons, Walter De Maria 270

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Day The sunlight reflects off the gold leaf-covered “sun” in the middle. Can you count all 34 moons?

Did you know all the moons serve as a natural light source for the parking garage below? Take a look next time you’re down there!

Night

The “moons” are all lit up.

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When you are finished, take a look at the map and head to your next destination.

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2 Peace on Earth, Jacques Lipchitz

nelson-atkins.org/PeaceOnEarth This bronze sculpture is the smallest one in our journey but large in detail. Walk around the sculpture. How many doves can you find?

——————————— ——————————— ——————————— Doves can represent peace.

What more can you find?

——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— ——————————— Made in seven pieces, Peace on Earth is the only sculpture on our list that was not created specifically for the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park.

Try drawing the other half of the sculpture

Look around to find the next sculpture on the list.

3 Shuttlecocks, Claes Oldenburg & Coojse van Bruggen 205

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There are four Shuttlecocks in the park. Can you find them while you walk around?

Each piece is made of aluminum and fiberglass, but it looks like the real thing!

Even though the Shuttlecocks are approximately 18 feet tall, they appear as if they have just landed lightly on the lawn. Imagine how much larger the feathers are than real feathers.

As you walk to the next sculpture notice the Bloch Building. The architect thought the lightness of its design was like a feather compared to the original Nelson-Atkins Building.

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Follow the stone path through the trees to the red brick sidewalk.

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4 Ferment, Roxy Paine 282

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This shiny, stainless steel tree-like sculpture was actually made in the artist’s studio in New York, and it had to be brought here in pieces! It took the artist and his team two weeks to join it together right here on the lawn!

Ferment is the tallest sculpture in the park at 56 feet, while Reclining Connected Forms by Henry Moore is the shortest at only 3 feet. See map on other side for location with star icon.

Stand beneath Ferment, look up and draw the branches you see in this box.

Turn around to see the next sculpture.

5 Sheep Piece, Henry Moore 255

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Inspired by sheep at play, this huge bronze sculpture was originally made for Moore’s studio/farm in England. He said that the sheep loved playing around it.

Moore selected this spot in the sculpture park for Sheep Piece because it reminded him of his home in England.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum has the largest collection of Moore’s sculptures outside of England. Opened in 1989, the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park is home to over 30 sculptures across 22 acres.

Did you know? This sculpture is 19 feet tall, which means that it’s about 8 times bigger than an average sheep.

6 Glass Labyrinth, Robert Morris 292

nelson-atkins.org/GlassLabyrinth This glass sculpture might be amazing, but it’s definitely not a maze! This is a labyrinth. Mazes often have many entrances and exits while a labyrinth has only one entrance, which is also an exit. Try walking through the labyrinth and notice how it makes you feel.

Do you remember what all the sculptures are made of?

Connect the sculpture with the materials used to create it.

Gold Leaf & Water Stainless Steel Glass Bronze Aluminum Bronze

At home, draw your own design for a fantasy sculpture park.

Imagine what materials you might use.

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Keep exploring with these books recommended by the Kansas City Public Library.

Books about Sculptures, Sculptors and Sculpting

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FOR YOUNG READERS

1,2,3 I Can Sculpt by Irene Luxbacher Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be by Jane Sutcliffe and John Shelley FOR OLDER READERS You Call That Art?!: Learn About Modern Sculpture and Make Your Own by David A. Carter and James Diaz The Story of Sculpture: From Prehistory to the Present by Francesca Romei and Giacinto Gaudenzi

Books with Maps FOR YOUNG READERS

My Map Book by Sara Fanelli How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz FOR OLDER READERS

The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt Where on Earth? by DK Publishing

Books that are Sculptures—Our Favorite Pop-up Books for all Ages 600 Black Spots: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages by David A. Carter Popville by Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud Trail: Paper Poetry Pop-up by David Pelham The Amazing Pop-up Geography Book

by Kate Petty

Connect to the Mobile Guide for more family fun! Check out a FREE mobile device at the Bloch Lobby Info Desk or use your own. Start your mobile tour at naguide.org.

Visit nelson-atkins.org for updates about art classes, festivals and hands-on activities for families and children.