This is so cool! Columbus, Ohio artists James and Elaine Mason shaped the topiaries in the park to create the summer scene depicted in Georges Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of LaGrande Jatte. It was part the AmeriFlora exhibition that took place in Columbus in 1992.
A bronze plaque along the path at the southeast side of the park depicts the painting and lines up with the topiaries. Apparently, there are 54 people in the painting and 54 topiaries of people in the park.
The path that circles around the park grounds is paved and accessible. The grassy, lumpy ground makes it difficult to get close to most of the topiaries.
Pay parking is available on the street. We visited on a Sunday (free parking) and had to circle the block a few times before we found a space. Park 39.96044, -82.98779
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