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Encyclopedia > Dr. Seuss Memorial

The Dr. Seuss National Memorial is a sculpture garden located at The Quadrangle in Springfield, Massachusetts, honoring the American children's author Dr. Seuss. It was designed by Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, who was the author's stepdaughter. The Esplanade Ernest-Cormier, a sculpture garden in Montreal, with Melvin Charneys work Colonnes allégoriques. ... The Dr. Seuss Memorial and Museum of Fine Arts. ... Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated May 14, 1636   County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 86. ... Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991). ...


There are five bronze statues featured in the garden:

  • "Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat": The title character of Seuss' most famous work standing alongside Dr. Seuss at his desk.
  • "The Storyteller": A chair placed in front of a 10-foot tall book with the text of Oh The Places You'll Go!, the title character of Gertrude McFuzz, and the Grinch and his dog, Max.
  • "Horton Court": Horton the Elephant of Horton Hears A Who fame steps out of an open book accompanied by various ancillary characters from other Dr. Seuss stories, including Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat.
  • "The Lorax": The title character standing on a tree stump with the legend Unless... This statue is located in front of the Springfield Science Museum.
  • A 10-foot-tall tower of turtles, honoring Yertle the Turtle.


 
 

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