McGovern Centennial Gardens

McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in Houston, Texas, United States.[1]

McGovern Centennial Gardens
Entrance signage, 2017
TypeGardens
LocationHermann Park
Nearest cityHouston, Texas
Coordinates29.721°N 95.387°W / 29.721; -95.387

Description and history

"Previewed" in October 2014 and officially opened in December 2014, the 15-acre (6.1 ha) park cost $31 million and took approximately eight years to complete.[2] The park has a 30-foot (9.1 m) Garden Mount.[3]

  • The gardens, 2015
  • Hawkins Sculpture Walk, 2015

Public art

The Hawkins Sculpture Walk features sculptures of notable figures,[4] including busts of Robert Burns (2002),[5] Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca,[6] Ramón Castilla,[7][8] José Martí,[9][10] Bernardo O'Higgins (1992), José Rizal (2006),[11] and Vicente Rocafuerte,[12] as well as statues of Simón Bolívar (1977),[13] Benito Juárez,[14][15] and José de San Martín (1983)[16][17] McGovern also features Dawn (1971), which was previously installed inside the entrance to the Houston Garden Center,[18] as well as statues of Confucius, Mahatma Gandhi (2004),[19] and Martin Luther King Jr. (2007).[4]

Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins
ArtistJulian Martinez
Year1992 (1992)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectBernardo O'Higgins
LocationHouston, Texas, United States

Bernardo O'Higgins is an outdoor 1992 bronze sculpture of the Chilean independence leader of the same name by Julian Martinez, the same sculptor also responsible for the nearby statue of Benito Juárez.[20] Previously, the bust was installed at Hermann Park's International Sculpture Garden. It rests on a granite pedestal and was acquired by the City of Houston through FAMAE/Arcomet in 1992.[21] [22]

See also

References
  1. "McGovern Centennial Gardens and Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2014/10/17/53747/mcgovern-centennial-gardens-debut-at-hermann-park/
  3. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/gardening/article/McGovern-Centennial-Gardens-a-sensory-experience-6020210.php
  4. "Hawkins Sculpture Walk". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. "Points of Interest: Robert Burns". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. "Points of Interest: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  7. "Field Marshal Ramon Castilla". City of Houston. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. "Points of Interest: Ramon Castilla y Marquesado". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. Art In Parks, City of Houston (Texas)
  10. "Points of Interest: Jose Marti". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  11. "Points of Interest: Dr. Jose P. Rizal". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  12. "Points of Interest: Vicente Rocafuerte". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  13. "Points of Interest: Simon Bolivar". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  14. "Civic Art: Benito Juarez". City of Houston. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  15. "Benito Juarez". City of Houston. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  16. "Points of Interest: Jose de San Martin". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  17. "Jose de San Martin". City of Houston. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  18. "Dawn". City of Houston. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  19. Hegstrom, Edward (October 2, 2004). "Statue dedicated to pacifist, leader Gandhi". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  20. "Houston Municipal Arts Commission Collection RG.A.0033". Texas Archival Resources Online. Houston Public Library. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  21. "Points of Interest: Bernardo O'Higgins". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  22. "Bernardo O' Higgins". City of Houston. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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