Picture This: Trees!!

Black Olive Tree Being Lowered into the Courtyard

Black Olive Tree Being Lowered into the Courtyard. Photo by Jeff Gates.

SAAM Staff
Blog Editor
September 20, 2007

Timing is everything. On my way to photograph the installation of Andrea Zittel's work for our upcoming exhibition Celebrating the Lucelia Artist Award, 2001—2006, I stopped off to see what was happening in our courtyard. When I arrived at work this morning I had gotten wind of a pending tree arrival. Just as I entered the courtyard I looked up and saw the third black olive tree being lowered by the crane through the one remaining opening in the Norman Foster designed glass canopy.

Down below are a series of five photographs of the tree being lifted from the street, up to the canopy, and finally down to the courtyard floor. These were taken by Smithsonian Landscape Architect Paul Lindell. Great shots.

Stay tuned. The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard opens to the public November 18.

 

Related Posts: Picture This: Courtyard Update and Picture This: A Hole in One

 

 

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