Jessica's Labyrinth, Chatam University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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N 40° 26.820 W 079° 55.392
17T E 591314 N 4477928
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Waymark Code: WM4F8V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2008
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This labyrinth is dedicated in memory of Jessica G. Davant, through the generosity of her mother, Diana Risien Jannetta, stepfather, Dr. Peter Jannetta, and brother, Robert M. Davant III.
Jessica Grimes Davant (1962-2006) attended The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, St. Michael’s Sussex in England through the British-American Educational Foundation, and Roanoke College in Salem, Va. She was graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor of arts and sciences degree in 1987, and was devoted to nonprofit organizations and the fine arts. She worked on the development staff of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and later the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, which dedicated a tree in Schenley Park in her memory. Jessica was also a volunteer with the Menil Collection and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Located on the lawn in front of Berry Hall on the University’s Shadyside Campus, the labyrinth landscape was designed by Matthew ‘Brody’ Little, a third year graduate student in Chatham’s Master of Landscape Architecture program, who won the landscaping design competition in January 2008. The labyrinth was installed by Vento Landscaping and measures 60 feet in diameter. Sited on a small rise above Woodland Road, the landscaping hides the labyrinth at eye level, allowing it to be gradually discovered by visitors as they walk the slight incline from Woodland Road to the entry path. It is believed to be the largest outdoor public labyrinth in Pittsburgh.
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