Blue Steps of Naumkeag | |||||||||
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| Name of Work | Blue Steps of Naumkeag | ||||||||
| Production Date | 1937-39 | ||||||||
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| Media Types | birch trees, concrete, paint (blue), steel, water | ||||||||
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Description
A double stairway consisting of a series of steps and small landings with white-arched, blue-painted grottoes under each landing. White-stemmed birches are part of the composition, frame the steps and give the composition a veritcal element. Delicate, curved white railings in front of curved yew hedges create visual resonance with the white of the birches, and act as a coordinating transition between the steps and the birches
Theme
The man-made enhances nature -- it is what makes nature beautiful
Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life
elegance and grace
Context Information
Perfect integration of plants and the man made, using plants in their natural shape to enhance the experience of the steps. The purpose of the stairway was to allow the owner to go safely from the house to the flower cutting garden down a very steep slope.
Tags
movement
