the corcoran competition 1967

Mark di Suvero

"Soft Space Probe"

1967

!HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let's get 2013 started off right with a little 

kidding around.

Here are the five finalists for the 

the Corcoran Gallery's School of Art 

National Playground Sculpture Competition 

of 1967.

I found these in an olde

"Art in America"

from the same year. 

"A in A"

was pretty amazing back then, 

now,

not so much....

Colin Greenly

"Wishbone House"

1967

This here was the winner.

It was actually produced and is still standing

in several locations.

More on it's history,

via 

MoMA's Tumblr

HERE.

Lyman Kipp

"Tripoli"

1967

That puppy would get hot in the summertime....

 Tony Berlant

"The Marriage of New York and Athens"

1967

This is a winner....

NOT!

Look at those kids,

they look terrified

to be in that thang

or 

bored 

or 

both......

Roger Bolomey

"Phoebe"

1967

This one would look great in my apartment,

but

I'm not feeling it as a 

piece of playground

equipment.

That's all folks!

Short and sweet!

Oh yeah!

Check out 

PLAYSCAPES

a blog about playground design.

Pretty cool....

Later