Summer Night Tree - Jackson, MI - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Summer Night Tree is an approximately 25 foot tall sculpture made of Corten Steel. It sits in the open at a very busy intersection in downtown Jackson, Michigan. The Smithsonian listing calls it "A tall abstract sculpture with large, flat, twisting, leaf-like forms rising from a narrow trunk-like cluster. The sculpture is painted black. The sculpture is installed on a concrete plaza."

Also "Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $50,000 given in 1976 to the City of Jackson. Additional funding was provided by private contributions. In 1998, the sculpture was removed and stored due to construction, but plans were in place to reinstall the sculpture in 1999."

Title: Summer Night Tree Artist: Louise Nevelson Media (materials) used: Cor-Ten Steel, painted Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): The northwest corner of the intersection along the curve of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway meets East Michigan Ave. near 151 E Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI 49201. Date of creation or placement: 5/28/78

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