SCULPTED LANDSCAPES: ART & PLACE IN CLEVELAND'S CULTURAL GARDENS, 1916-2006.

An essay is presented on the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio from 1916 to 2006, focusing on the relationship between art and place. It examines the public landscape gardens and memorials as reflections of nationality, identity, and ethnic diversity. The author also comments on the effects of Americanism during Wold War II and the Cold War. Cleveland's demographic changes are explored, particularly immigration patterns and the growth of the African American community.