Gilgal Sculpture Garden (Salt Lake City, Utah)

USA / Utah / Willard / Salt Lake City, Utah / East 500 South, 749
 park, garden, sculpture
749 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 972-7860
www.gilgalgarden.org/

Formerly the secret garden of Salt Lake, Gilgal Sculpture Garden is now a public city park, open daily for the enjoyment of all. Gilgal Sculpture Garden was envisioned, designed and created by Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. in the mid-twentieth century. Tucked in the middle of the block behind houses and businesses, many are still unaware of its existence and enjoy a true sense of discovery when they visit the garden for the first time. Gilgal Sculpture Garden contains 12 original sculptures and over 70 stones engraved with scriptures, poems, and literary texts. As a whole, Gilgal Sculpture Garden is significant as the only identified "visionary art environment" in Utah.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgal_Sculpture_Garden
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Coordinates:   40°45'32"N   111°52'9"W

Comments

  • I visited this garden, not long ago and was dissapointed. If you are visiting to see a strange instance of local culture, A Utah oddity, i highly reccomend it as it contains the famed "Joseph Smith Sphinx", however the sculptors skills were amature, and the pervasive smell of wonder bread, (it is directly adjacent to a massive bakery) will likely detract from your experience. I also take issue with the descriptions statement "gilgal sculpture garden is significant as the only identified "visionary art environment" in utah. if you are interested in "visionary art" I recommend the Spiral Jetty.
  • Gilgal Garden is not a masterpiece of art but of culture. It seems quite bizarre. It's worth a visit.
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