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Humphrey Institute Plaza, (sculpture). Artist:  Armajani, Siah, 1939-2020, sculptor. Title:  Humphrey Institute Plaza, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Humphrey Garden, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Wood, brick, stone, and steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 4 ft. 10 in . x 65 ft. x 65 ft. Inscription:  (Quotes of Hubert Humphrey appear in raised lettering along the tops of the walls and benches) unsigned Description:  An enclosed courtyard with ten wood benches and a small elevated platform. Quotes from Hubert Humphrey appear in raised lettering along the wall and tops of the benches. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Humphrey, Hubert H. Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Occupation -- Political -- Vice President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Minnesota, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Located University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute Plaza, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $50,000 given in 1980 to the University of Minnesota. The plaza is named for Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978), who was Mayor of Minneapolis, United States Senator from Minnesota, and Vice President of U.S. The plaza underwent renovation in 1995. References:  Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 MN000115   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000115 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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