Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sculptures – Brooklyn NY
“In the rotunda of the [Laboratory Building] are bronze busts of Linnaeus, Darwin, Mendel, Asa Gray, Robert Brown, and John Torrey–the work of WPA sculptors.”
“In the rotunda of the [Laboratory Building] are bronze busts of Linnaeus, Darwin, Mendel, Asa Gray, Robert Brown, and John Torrey–the work of WPA sculptors.”
The New Deal supported various improvements to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during the Great Depression, among which was the Herb Garden: “Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor was used to build the 1938 Herb Garden, a Caparn design taken from a… read more
The New Deal supported various improvements to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during the Great Depression, among which was the Osborne Garden. “Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor was used to build the 1938 Herb Garden, a Caparn design taken from a… read more