Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
34°04′30.30″N 118°26′24.24″W / 34.0750833°N 118.4400667°W
The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden is one of the most comprehensive sculpture gardens in the United States. The garden is located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles and is run by the Hammer Museum.
The sculpture garden was founded in 1967. It spans more than five acres and currently has more than 70 international sculptures, by figural and abstract artists such as Jean Arp, Deborah Butterfield, Alexander Calder, Barbara Hepworth, Jacques Lipchitz, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Auguste Rodin, David Smith, Claire Falkenstein, Gaston Lachaise, Henri Matisse, Francisco Zúñiga, and others.[1]
Gallery
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A view of the garden -
Another view of the garden -
Jacques Lipchitz: Song of the Vowels -
Gaston Lachaise: Standing Woman
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to UCLA Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
- UCLA Hammer Museum — Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden — with list of sculptures.
Categories:
- Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in the United States
- Art museums and galleries in Los Angeles, California
- Open air museums in California
- Outdoor sculptures in California
- Gardens in California
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Art museums established in 1967
- 1967 establishments in California
- Westwood, Los Angeles