Hartman Rock Garden Ohio
Fully restored by the kohler foundation.
Hartman rock garden ohio. One of the most impressive american folk art sites can be found right here in ohioand its a backyard masterpiece that will likely make you do a double take. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. About hartman rock garden. The hartman rock garden is one of the nations most intriguing and revered works of folk art an outsider art phenomena where self taught artists construct fascinating worlds out of concrete metal stone and whatever else they can findin 1932 at the age of 48 and in the midst of the great depression ben hartman was laid off from his job as a molder.
The hartman rock garden was created by harry ben hartman from 1932 through 1944. The hartman rock garden includes over 250000 individual stones that combine a mixture of history religion and depression era pop culture. Ohios magnificent rock garden and cathedral is truly a work of art. Ohio oh springfield.
Things to do in springfield. A visionary environment in springfield ohio. To limit the spread of the coronavirus attractions may be closed or have partial closures. Youll observe a mixture of history religion and depression era pop culture at the hartman rock garden.
It was the depression year of 1932 and an unemployed springfield man h. More information can be found here. Hartmans rock garden began small as do many instances of dementia concretia ben. Hartman rock garden springfield.
Address hartman rock garden reviews. Gben hartman decided to create a do it yourself wpa project. A visionary environment in springfield ohio. Its not a secret that i love roadside attractions you can find more quirky stops ive made herei estimate that over the years ive easily stopped at over one hundred.
Hartman rock garden springfield oh. This remarkable garden includes over 250000 individual stones. Among the hartman rock gardens many unique attributes the sheer scale of the work and its contextual location in a residential neighborhood contributes greatly to its status as an iconic outsider art site.