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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Kray, Gordon S.,     Dickie, George,     Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc.,     Portrait male -- Gibran, Kahlil     Ethnic -- Lebanese     Occupation -- Writer     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Fountain     Sculpture

Kahlil Gibran, (sculpture). Artist:  Kray, Gordon S., sculptor. Dickie, George, landscape architect. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc., landscape architect. Title:  Kahlil Gibran, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1990. Dedicated May 24, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble; Benches: limestone; Floor: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 4.5 ft. x 30 ft. x 5 ft. (5 tons). Inscription:  (copyright symbol) G. S. Kray signed Description:  A small concrete foot bridge leads to a circular arrangement of benches, paths, and walls in the center of which is a low semi-circular wall adorned with a bronze head of Kahlil Gibran. The head emerges from a group of branches, foliage, and several doves. A sidewalk leads from either side of the wall and joins another circular arrangement of benches at a slightly higher elevation than the wall. In the center of the benches is a small pool in the shape of an eight-pointed star. The benches are inscribed with the details of Gibran's life and quotes from his writings. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gibran, Kahlil -- Head Ethnic -- Lebanese Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Kahlil Gibran Memorial Foundation, 501 Slaters Lane, Washington, District of Columbia 22313 Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Sculpture was funded with one million dollars raised from private donations by the Gibran Foundation. The five-ton granite floors were cut in Italy. George Dickie was the project director for the landscape architects, Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum. Three cedars of Lebanon were included in the terraced setting for the memorial. IAS files contain a complete transcription of the inscriptions which appear on the benches. IAS files also contain a related article from the Washington Post, May 23, 1991, Washington Home, pg. 5. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991. Illustration:  Image on file. Washington Post, May 23, 1991, Washington Home section, pg. 5. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DC000207   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000207 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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