Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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N 34° 04.500 W 118° 26.400
11S E 367130 N 3771407
One of the most distinguished outdoor sculpture collections in the country, the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden spans more than five acres in the UCLA campus with over 70 international sculptures.
Waymark Code: WMKFDE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden was dedicated in 1967, after the first acquisitions were installed, including eleven works from the estate of David E. Bright. The Sculpture Garden features over seventy sculptures by artists such as Jean Arp, Alexander Calder, Claire Falkenstein, Barbara Hepworth, Gaston Lachaise, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Auguste Rodin, David Smith and Francisco Zuñiga, bringing together figural and abstract works and illustrating many approaches to sculpture."

Coordinates listed are for the center of the sculpture garden, there are multiple entrances to the area.

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Garden Name: Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden

Owner/Commissioner of Garden: University of California, Los Angeles - Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center

Location: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Address:
University of California, Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA USA
90095


Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Fees?: no

Garden Website: [Web Link]

Parking Coordinates: N 34° 04.609 W 118° 26.367

Rating: Not listed

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