A Spiral of Birds, (sculpture).

A Spiral of Birds, (sculpture).

Freeman, Douglas Olmsted, 1953- , sculptor.

A Spiral of Birds, (sculpture).

1991. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1991.

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Sculpture: bronze; Basin: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 5 in.; Basin: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 12 ft.

Sculpture of twenty-five birds in flight installed on a cylindric base in a round pool. The birds are perched on three lines which spiral upward, as they take flight. As the sculpture rises, the lines and birds converge into a single line of birds.

Homage -- Ordway, Gladys Ford

Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Roseville

Administered by Presbyterian Homes of Minnesota, Corporate Office, 3220 Lake Johanna Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112

Located Presbyterian Homes Langton Place, 1910 West County Road D, Gladys Ford Ordway Garden Park, Roseville, Minnesota

The fountain and park are a gift of Alexandra Ordway Bjorkland and Pondie Ordway Johnson in memory of their mother, Gladys Ford Ordway. The sculpture was inspired by sketches of a proposed Ordway Park with a fountain as the centerpiece of rose gardens. IAS files include an invitation and program from the dedication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.

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