Greenwood Park Sofa

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Greenwood Park Sofa
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The sculpture in 2005
Greenwood Park Sofa
Artist Robert Huff
Year2004 (2004)
MediumLimestone sculpture
Subject Couch
Location Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates 39°57′20″N83°00′11″W / 39.955483°N 83.003034°W / 39.955483; -83.003034

Greenwood Park Sofa, also known as Limestone Sofa, [1] is a 2004 limestone sculpture of a couch by Robert Huff, installed in Columbus, Ohio. [2] Formerly installed in its namesake pocket park on High Street for a decade, [2] the artwork "became the locus for reports of public urination, intimidation and petty theft on the sidewalk and in the parking lot behind it", according to Tracy Zollinger Turner of the Short North Gazette. The work was later restored by the artist and installed outside the Cultural Arts Center in Downtown Columbus. [3]

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The sofa in its current location Columbus, Ohio M 77.jpg
The sofa in its current location

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References

  1. "Limestone Sofa". Arts in Ohio. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. 1 2 "Greenwood Park Sofa". The Sculpture Center. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. Turner, Tracy Zollinger (September–October 2015). "Limestone Legacy: Has anything changed since the departure of the grand sofa?". Short North Gazette. Retrieved 2020-04-24.