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    Enlightenment

    February 5, 2017

    Location:  Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 8909 W 179th Street, Overland Park

     

    Owner:  City of Overland Park

     

    Artist:  Tang DaXi

     

    Dates:  Cast 1983; Installed October 2012


    Medium:  Bronze

     

    Description:

    Sculpture honoring motherhood.  An idealized figure of a mother holds her child in her left arm while the dawn star, held up in her right hand, shines warmly upon her.

     

    This sculpture is part of the International Sculpture Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

     

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    Enlightenment
    Photo by Bradley Cramer
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    Enlightenment 003
    Enlightenment
    Photo by Bradley Cramer
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    Enlightenment
    Photo by Bradley Cramer
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    Enlightenment
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    Enlightenment
    Photo by Bradley Cramer

     

     

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    2012

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