Got Sculptures? LbNA #57180 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | CherryOnTop
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| Plant date: | Aug 30, 2010 |
| Location: | Cerritos Sculpture Garden |
| City: | Cerritos |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | melinders |
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| Last found: | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFm |
| Last edited: | Aug 30, 2010 |
Got Sculptures?
The Cerritos Sculpture Garden is located in the Cerritos Civic Center, west of the Cerritos Sheriff's Station/Main Library. It’s a lovely place to bring a picnic and enjoy serenity & art.
Park at the parking lot (north of the garden) and walk south to 183rd St. Entering the Sculpture Garden from 183rd St…let yourself take in the serenity of this beautiful place. With both intimate spaces and spacious open areas, the Cerritos Sculpture Garden is an inviting place to experience art, nature and peaceful contemplation. Framed with graceful trees and textured courtside stone walls, the garden itself is a work of art.
Steer right after entering the garden and walk “through the hill” toward….
“Statue of Freedom”
In celebration of the United States of America, and the freedom offered to all who call this great country home, the “Statue of Freedom” is a 7-foot re-creation by Michael Maiden of the original bronze by Thomas Crawford, which is the crowning feature on the dome of our nation’s capitol in Washington, D.C. The original “Statue of Freedom” is 19 feet, 6 inches tall and was placed in 1863 on a cast iron globe to represent "Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace."
The right hand of the classical female figure of “Freedom” rests upon the hilt of a sheathed sword, ready to defend our liberty. Her left hand holds a laurel wreath of victory and the shield of the United States with 13 stripes. “Freedom” stands on a base encircled with "E Pluribus Unum," a Latin phrase meaning "Out of Many, One," which was adopted as the motto of the Great Seal of the United States, and refers to the original 13 colonies united as one.
After admiring this statue, turn around and walk East around the hedge wall to the northeast corner…
Cerritos Air Disaster Memorial
On August 31, 1986 two planes collided above Cerritos, resulting in a tragedy that claimed 82 lives, destroyed 11 homes and severely damaged seven other homes. The tragedy became known as the Cerritos Air Disaster and prompted the implementation of safer procedures for airport approaches and departures. The two pieces are free-form shapes in marble and granite that evoke wings, symbolizing flying, weightlessness and release.
Then walk back & around to…
“The Elements”
A collection of four art pieces entitled “The Elements”. The pieces represent the four elements of nature—“Earth,” “Wind,” “Fire” and “Water”—as embodied by female figures inspired by ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.
Turn north to the shiny metal sculpture…
“Mirage”
The contemporary bronze piece is approximately 7 feet, 9.5 inches tall by 15 feet wide. (It reminds us of something out of Star Wars).
Take a stroll left down the tree-lined path (you can stop & walk into the hedge wall on your left if you want…very cool experience) and continue down the path to the last light pole on your right. As you observe the lovely Magnolia tree in the maze sculpture directly across from the pole, make sure no one is watching you, and lift up the black, round, metal base of the pole to reveal the letterbox. There are benches nearby to stamp in your logbook.
NOTE: the date on the Memorial Statue stamp should read 8/31/86. After stamping just fill in the first # (in your logbook) so it reads as an 8.
When you're finished, make sure the logbook and stamps are both sealed in their bags, and the container is sealed in the second bag. Be stealthy in returning the letterbox.
Check out the beautiful sculptures around the library & even inside the library itself!! (open 10am-9pm M-F, 9-5pm Sat., 1-5pm Sun.)
The Cerritos Sculpture Garden is located in the Cerritos Civic Center, west of the Cerritos Sheriff's Station/Main Library. It’s a lovely place to bring a picnic and enjoy serenity & art.
Park at the parking lot (north of the garden) and walk south to 183rd St. Entering the Sculpture Garden from 183rd St…let yourself take in the serenity of this beautiful place. With both intimate spaces and spacious open areas, the Cerritos Sculpture Garden is an inviting place to experience art, nature and peaceful contemplation. Framed with graceful trees and textured courtside stone walls, the garden itself is a work of art.
Steer right after entering the garden and walk “through the hill” toward….
“Statue of Freedom”
In celebration of the United States of America, and the freedom offered to all who call this great country home, the “Statue of Freedom” is a 7-foot re-creation by Michael Maiden of the original bronze by Thomas Crawford, which is the crowning feature on the dome of our nation’s capitol in Washington, D.C. The original “Statue of Freedom” is 19 feet, 6 inches tall and was placed in 1863 on a cast iron globe to represent "Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace."
The right hand of the classical female figure of “Freedom” rests upon the hilt of a sheathed sword, ready to defend our liberty. Her left hand holds a laurel wreath of victory and the shield of the United States with 13 stripes. “Freedom” stands on a base encircled with "E Pluribus Unum," a Latin phrase meaning "Out of Many, One," which was adopted as the motto of the Great Seal of the United States, and refers to the original 13 colonies united as one.
After admiring this statue, turn around and walk East around the hedge wall to the northeast corner…
Cerritos Air Disaster Memorial
On August 31, 1986 two planes collided above Cerritos, resulting in a tragedy that claimed 82 lives, destroyed 11 homes and severely damaged seven other homes. The tragedy became known as the Cerritos Air Disaster and prompted the implementation of safer procedures for airport approaches and departures. The two pieces are free-form shapes in marble and granite that evoke wings, symbolizing flying, weightlessness and release.
Then walk back & around to…
“The Elements”
A collection of four art pieces entitled “The Elements”. The pieces represent the four elements of nature—“Earth,” “Wind,” “Fire” and “Water”—as embodied by female figures inspired by ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.
Turn north to the shiny metal sculpture…
“Mirage”
The contemporary bronze piece is approximately 7 feet, 9.5 inches tall by 15 feet wide. (It reminds us of something out of Star Wars).
Take a stroll left down the tree-lined path (you can stop & walk into the hedge wall on your left if you want…very cool experience) and continue down the path to the last light pole on your right. As you observe the lovely Magnolia tree in the maze sculpture directly across from the pole, make sure no one is watching you, and lift up the black, round, metal base of the pole to reveal the letterbox. There are benches nearby to stamp in your logbook.
NOTE: the date on the Memorial Statue stamp should read 8/31/86. After stamping just fill in the first # (in your logbook) so it reads as an 8.
When you're finished, make sure the logbook and stamps are both sealed in their bags, and the container is sealed in the second bag. Be stealthy in returning the letterbox.
Check out the beautiful sculptures around the library & even inside the library itself!! (open 10am-9pm M-F, 9-5pm Sat., 1-5pm Sun.)