Plants in the Getty's Central Garden

by Jim Duggan

Book Overview

Plants in the Getty's Central Garden is Jim Duggan's sequel to the book Robert Irwin Getty Garden, Lawrence Weschler's account of the making of the Central Garden at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Designed by contemporary artist Robert Irwin, this "sculpture in the form of a garden aspiring to be art" draws thousands of visitors each year.
One of the key collaborators who helped Irwin realize his vision, Jim Duggan is, in his own words, a "hands-on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892367148
• ISBN13: 9780892367146
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

great guide to the plants in the garden

After visiting the Getty, I had to know more about the plants in that garden. This is a straightforward listing, with pictures, of many of those plants. There is also some information about Robert Irwin's design concepts which I found interesting because I was particularly struck by the color in the garden, which made sense after reading that Irwin is an artist. The only criticism I have of this book is that some of the pictures look nothing like the plants do in real life-- for example some plants that look almost black in the garden are hard to recognize because the small picture doesn't really do them justice. And not all of the plants in the garden are listed here, because they change. Overall though, I found this book very informative and inspiring!