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(Rock Garden Sculptures), (sculpture). Artist:  Hartman, Benjamin, d. 1944, sculptor. Hartman, Mary, 1905-1997, assistant. Title:  (Rock Garden Sculptures), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Hartman Rock Garden, (sculpture). Dates:  1932-1944. Rededicated June 26, 2010. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Mixed media, stone, poured and molded cement, partially white washed, wood, metal and mirror. Dimensions:  Rock garden: approx. 35 ft. x 120 ft. Inscription:  (On wall, behind ox and covered wagon, raised:) MAN Description:  Sculptures installed on the grounds of the artist's former home include: Enon Mound, Jews journeying to the Promised Land, Valley Forge, Mount Vernon, Death Valley, a church, stone houses and cabins, Easter baskets, loving cups and cradles, and metal figurines and poured cement statuettes. In one area, Barbara Fritchie raises the American flag from her attic window as Stonewall Jackson's Confederate troop march by her Maryland home. There are models of cabins, the Rock of Ages, Daniel in the Lions' Den, the Nativity, doughboys locked into battle in No-Man's Land, the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Peter Pumpkin Eater, Mae West, and Nellie Grey. Another part of the garden includes the Madonna of the Trail, Indians of the Everglades, and the horse Spark Plug, and Barney Google. An ox pulls a covered wagon. There are replicas at the north porch of the White House, Independence Hall, the first public high school in the United States, Noah's Ark, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, Custer's Last Stand, and the Hoover Dam. Also included in the garden is a castle modeled after one in West Virginia that stands as tall as a house with a drawbridge, moat, and ramparts. There is also a cathedral with statues of saints lining the roof and niches along the walls. And, there is a column in the north garden's central flower beds which includes an eagle atop an American flag above an anchor. The arms of the anchor support a church and a school. At the base of the anchor is a rabbit warren with a white-washed cement rabbit. Surrounding the base are animals, including horses, deer, and dogs. Lessons are written in rectangular pieces of mirror and round brown stones embedded in the cement walk. A white picket fence made of cement surrounds the garden, and each of the 400 stakes in the fence are individually molded. Subject:  Figure group Portrait female -- West, Mae Portrait female -- Fritchie, Barbara Portrait female -- Grey, Nellie Portrait male -- Custer, George Armstrong Portrait male -- Brown, John Literature -- Character -- Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Literature -- Character -- Spark Plug Literature -- Character -- Peter Pumpkin Eater Literature -- Character -- Barney Google Ethnic -- Indian Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood Religion -- Judaism Religion -- Old Testament -- Noah Religion -- Old Testament -- Exodus Religion -- Old Testament -- Daniel Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Nativity Religion -- Saint History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- Hoover Dam Architecture -- Civic -- Mount Vernon Architecture -- Domestic -- House Architecture -- Religious -- Church Architecture -- Domestic -- Cottage Architecture -- Castle Architecture -- Education Architecture -- Civic -- White House Architecture -- Civic -- Independence Hall Architecture -- Detail -- Fence Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Architecture exterior -- Military -- Battlefield Landscape -- Valley -- Desert Valley Animal -- Horse Animal -- Deer Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Dog Animal -- Rabbit Animal -- Lion Animal -- Cattle Object -- Other -- Flag Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object -- Furniture -- Cradle Object -- Other -- Dish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Friends of the Hartman Rock Garden, Springfield, Ohio Located Hartman Rock Garden, 1905 Russell Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45506 Provenance:  Formerly owned by Hartman, Benjamin & Mary, 1905 Russell Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45506 Hartman, Benjamin, Jr. & Ruth, Springfield, Ohio Kohler Foundation, Wisconsin Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The sculptures are located in the garden of the artist's former home. Beginning in 1932, the artist and his wife Mary Hartman gathered stones along the creek and in the fields of what is now the Sunnyland housing development. The sculptures in the north yard area took seven years to complete. The artist then expanded the garden to the south yard area. The castle sculpture was built in fourteen days with 10,000 stones. IAS files contain a related article from the Springfield News Sun (Ohio), Sept. 24, 1990, Community News sect., pg. 1, which details the history of the rock garden sculptures in an interview with the artist's widow. After the artist's death, his wife Mary continued to maintain the garden sculptures, and after her death, the children Benjamin Jr. and Ruth took over. When restoration became necessary, the children contacted the Kohler Foundation, Inc., a private foundation in Wisconsin with an interest in the preservation of folk art installations. The Kohler Foundation purchased the property and hired specialists to research, document, and perform restoration work on the garden sculptures. The Kohler Foundation then gave the property back to the community, and in 2009, the Friends of the Hartman Rock Garden was formed as a nonprofit organization charged with the continued development and maintenance of the rock garden for the public's enjoyment. The restored Hartman Rock Garden was rededicated on June 26, 2010. IAS files contain a related article from the Springfield News Sun, June 23, 2010. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994. Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 1999, 2010. Illustration:  Image on file. Springfield News Sun, Sept. 24, 1990, pg. 1. 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 OH000464   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000464 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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