Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden - Springfield, Massachusetts
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This sculpture garden contains statues of Dr. Seuss and many of the beloved characters that he created in his famous children's books.
Waymark Code: WMZZ8
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
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The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden is located at the Springfield Museums in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where Theodor Seuss Geisel was born.
Sculptor Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, who is also Geisel's step-daughter, created the bronze sculptures of Dr. Seuss and his most beloved characters for the Springfield Library & Museums Association. The $6.2 million project was funded through a variety of public and private sources, led by a generous gift from Mrs. Geisel.
Clustered together at the corner of the Quadrangle green near the Springfield Library are three large sculptural groupings: Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat: Theodor Geisel at his drawing board with the Cat in the Hat at his side; Horton Court: A 14-foot Horton the Elephant stepping out of an open book, accompanied by Thing One, Thing Two, Sam-I-Am, Sally and her brother, and Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose; The Storyteller: A Seuss style storytelling chair, backed by a 10-foot-tall book with the text of Oh, the Places You'll Go! with Gertrude McFuzz perched on top and the Grinch and his dog, Max, peeking around the side.
At the far corner of the Quadrangle is the Lorax, which stands on a stump in front of the Springfield Science Museum with his warning "Unless...," underscoring that museum's environmental education mission.
Next to the Museum of Fine Arts is the Yertle Garden with a 10-turtle-tall tower from Yertle the Turtle, surrounded by winding granite pathways and imaginative landscaping.
During daylight hours there is free access to the sculptures.