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bedsitter23Like any major city, Des Moines has some interesting sculpture.
The most interesting are part of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
As an aside, John Pappajohn is a venture capitalist, like an Iowan Warren Buffet, who spends a lot of money on doing good things like contributing to art and music. What is funny is I was once in a group of people (who should know better) in which two fell over each other trying to tell some one from out of town that Des Moines was the home of Papa John's Pizza and that their founder was a giver to the community.
I wasn't even going to try to correct that conversation as these were people who liked to hear the sound of their own voice, and wouldn't have been interested in truth anyways. Though, for me, some questions would come to mind. Why is it that Papa John's doesn't put their name on more usual fare like stadiums and sporting events (a la a real Des Moines-based company Principal Financial Group). Why isn't Papa John never on local news like other local celebrities? Why aren't their big Papa John's offices downtown? Also why wouldn't it be called Schnatter's Sculpture Park.
There are a quite a few memorable pieces. This to me seems to be the most talked about (at least from my experience)- Nomade- who has a brother on the French Riviera and his own twitter account (natch).
Another sculpture that stands out for me is the Big Red Shovel.
I don't want to ruin the Big Red Shovel for you, so if you don't really want an explanation of why, I wouldn't blame you for stop reading now,
However, if you feel a need for some sort of explanation why a snow shovel is randomly featured in downtown Des Moines, it is this: this particular shovel is front of the headquarters of Meredith Corporation -which is the home of Better Homes and Gardens.
The most interesting are part of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
As an aside, John Pappajohn is a venture capitalist, like an Iowan Warren Buffet, who spends a lot of money on doing good things like contributing to art and music. What is funny is I was once in a group of people (who should know better) in which two fell over each other trying to tell some one from out of town that Des Moines was the home of Papa John's Pizza and that their founder was a giver to the community.
I wasn't even going to try to correct that conversation as these were people who liked to hear the sound of their own voice, and wouldn't have been interested in truth anyways. Though, for me, some questions would come to mind. Why is it that Papa John's doesn't put their name on more usual fare like stadiums and sporting events (a la a real Des Moines-based company Principal Financial Group). Why isn't Papa John never on local news like other local celebrities? Why aren't their big Papa John's offices downtown? Also why wouldn't it be called Schnatter's Sculpture Park.
There are a quite a few memorable pieces. This to me seems to be the most talked about (at least from my experience)- Nomade- who has a brother on the French Riviera and his own twitter account (natch).
Another sculpture that stands out for me is the Big Red Shovel.
I don't want to ruin the Big Red Shovel for you, so if you don't really want an explanation of why, I wouldn't blame you for stop reading now,
However, if you feel a need for some sort of explanation why a snow shovel is randomly featured in downtown Des Moines, it is this: this particular shovel is front of the headquarters of Meredith Corporation -which is the home of Better Homes and Gardens.
