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"King
Nebuchadnezzar"
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Exhibition
Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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The
following pieces are
not available
for purchase, but are displayed for portfolio purposes only.
Click any
thumbnail below for larger photo.
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"Out of
the Wood and Into the Light"
Cottonwood, Bark
This was carved for the Cincinnati Civic Garden
Center Sculpture Exhibition, which is where it won
first place. This figure's original bark, hugs
her body.
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"King
Nebuchadnezzar"
Cottonwood, Raffia, Leather, Rope
Eastridge was invited to participate in this
exhibition, called the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon."
She was one of six participating artists, and the
exhibition was held in the beautiful Krohn
Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio's Eden Park.
When Eastridge was asked to sculpt her
interpretation of the king, she quickly accepted the
challenge. He stands about 7.5 ft. tall,
towering above all who walked through the gardens
during this display.
| According to accounts, the gardens were built to
cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife,
Amyitis. Amyitis was married to
Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the
nations. The land she came from, though, was green,
rugged and mountainous, and she found the flat,
sun-baked terrain of Mesopotamia depressing. The
king decided to recreate her homeland by building an
artificial mountain with rooftop gardens, which is
one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Click thumbnail (above right) to see
Eastridge with her Nebuchadnezzar |
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