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Eye: sculpture

Tasset is an artist who has worked in a variety of styles and mediums including sculpture, photography, video and film

Eye: the realistic sculpture resting in Pritzker Park in 2010
Eye: the realistic sculpture resting in Pritzker Park in 2010

The work of Tony Tasset, UIC studio art professor and 2006 Guggenheim Fellow is often monumental.

  • a ninety-four foot high rainbow in Culver City
  • the colossal Paul Bunyan in University Park, IL.

His work, exists in the gallery and the public sphere.

Froebel Spirea in Oberweissbach

Friedrich’s nephew Theodore,(Theodor in German) and his son, Otto belong to the cultural history of Zurich (Switzerland) to this day. The Rieterpark in Zurich with its beautifully designed paths is part of their legacy. One of their plant hybrids, the Froebel Spirea or Froebel Plant is known throughout Europe and North America.

One thrives in front of the parsonage in Oberweissbach, where Friedrich Froebel was born. Continue reading “Froebel Spirea in Oberweissbach”