Historical April–May 2002 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Remember the wild roses that once grew along Forest Park Parkway? St. Louis artists Linda Horsely and Bob Rocca do, too.
They proposed to Arts in Transit a project entitled, “Wild Rose Run,” an installation consisting of approximately 40 painted steel roses (24″-40″ each) for the fence along the Parkway just west of the Forest Park MetroLink station.
The installation will also reflect the passing of the seasons.
During the spring, the rose petals will be folded in on themselves to resemble buds.
During summer months, the petals will unfold, depicting roses in full bloom. By the fall, petals will “fall” from the roses and will create a petal carpet.
The commission is part of a series of temporary public art projects done in conjunction with the Cross County MetroLink Extension. For more information about Arts in Transit, call (314) 982-1413 or http://www.bistate.org/artsintransit.html; www.bi – state.org/ artsintransit.html. For more about the Cross County project, visit http://www.crosscounty.org.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2002.
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