Grounds for Sculpture

Seward Johnson, grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson), is well known for his painted bronze sculptures. In 1984 he envisioned a public sculpture garden featuring both recognized and emerging artists. 

The garden, Grounds for Sculpture, is in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. We visited this hidden gem today, so I thought I would share a few of my favorites with you.

"Tender Yearning"
by Isaac Witkin

"Madame Butterfly"
by Isaac Witkin

There are a number of Seward Johnson's works that were inspired by well-known nineteenth-century paintings.

"Family Secret" 
by Seward Johnson

Inspired by Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting, "On the Terrace"

"Sailing the Seine ll" 
by Seward Johnson

Inspired by Edouard Manet's painting, "Argenteuil"