A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Douglass V. Freret

DOUGLASS V. FRERET   1903 - 1973   ARCHITECT   THE HALLMARK OF HIS WORK WAS GRACE AND BEAUTY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UTILITY. THIS GATEWAY IS DEDICATED TO HIS MEMORY BY HIS WIFE, RUTH JAHNCKE...

DOUGLASS V. FRERET   1903 - 1973   ARCHITECT   THE HALLMARK OF HIS WORK WAS GRACE AND BEAUTY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UTILITY. THIS GATEWAY IS DEDICATED TO HIS MEMORY BY HIS WIFE, RUTH...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • douglass freret
  • 1903
  • 1973
  • 1982
  • botanical garden
  • garden

Marian Ruth Willhoft

IN LOVING MEMORY OF: MARIAN RUTH WILLHOFT SEPT 9, 1962 MARCH 29, 1980 DONATED BY: MARTHA C.M.WILLHOFTSubmitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF: MARIAN RUTH WILLHOFT SEPT 9, 1962 MARCH 29, 1980 DONATED BY: MARTHA C.M.WILLHOFTSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • marian ruth willhoft
  • 1962
  • 1980

Donated by Rotary International of New Orleans

DONATED   BYROTARY INTERNATIONAL   OF   NEW ORLEANS   1982Submitted by @lampbane

DONATED   BYROTARY INTERNATIONAL   OF   NEW ORLEANS   1982Submitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • rotary club
  • 1982

Kitchen in the Garden

KITCHEN in the GARDEN NEW ORLEANS BOTANICAL GARDEN   A PROJECT OF THE NEW ORLEANS BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION   Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation Friends of City Park The Garden Study Club of...

KITCHEN in the GARDEN NEW ORLEANS BOTANICAL GARDEN   A PROJECT OF THE NEW ORLEANS BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION   Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation Friends of City Park The Garden Study Club of...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • robert becker

Built by Works Progress Administration 1935-1936

BUILT BY WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION 1935-1936Submitted by @lampbane

BUILT BY WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION 1935-1936Submitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • garden
  • botanical garden
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • works progre...

Garden of the Sun

"GARDEN OF THE SUN"   THE BACKER FAMILY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF CITY PARK. THE PLAQUE BELOW HONORING ALBERT F. BACKER WAS PLACED NEAR A SUNDIAL LOCATED BEHIND THE CASINO BUILDING.   1963...

"GARDEN OF THE SUN"   THE BACKER FAMILY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SUPPORTER OF CITY PARK. THE PLAQUE BELOW HONORING ALBERT F. BACKER WAS PLACED NEAR A SUNDIAL LOCATED BEHIND THE CASINO BUILDING.  ...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • art
  • albert backer sr.
  • 1963
  • 1949
  • 2020

Chapel Of The Rain

Chapel Of The Rain   Robin Tanner American 1947   A Gift Of The Garden Study Club Of New OrleansSubmitted by @lampbane

Chapel Of The Rain   Robin Tanner American 1947   A Gift Of The Garden Study Club Of New OrleansSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • robin tanner
  • art
  • garden
  • botanical garden
  • 1947

Nude Girl with Shell

Nude Girl with Shell   Bronze c. 1966   On Loan from The Helis FoundationSubmitted by @lampbane

Nude Girl with Shell   Bronze c. 1966   On Loan from The Helis FoundationSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • sculpture
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • 1966

A Remarkable Life - Enrique Alférez

A REMARKABLE LIFE   Enrique Alférez was born on May 4, 1901 in San Miguel de Mexquital, Zacatecas, Mexico. "His introduction to America came through Texas, followed by four years in Chicago. But...

A REMARKABLE LIFE   Enrique Alférez was born on May 4, 1901 in San Miguel de Mexquital, Zacatecas, Mexico. "His introduction to America came through Texas, followed by four years in Chicago. But...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • garden
  • botanical garden
  • enrique alférez
  • 1901
  • 1988

Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden

The Helis Foundation   Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden October 28, 2015Submitted by @lampbane

The Helis Foundation   Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden October 28, 2015Submitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • botanical garden
  • garden
  • sculpture garden
  • 2015

Magic in the Moonlight 2013

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 2013   HONORING THE GARDEN STUDY CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS   FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 2013   HONORING THE GARDEN STUDY CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS   FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • garden
  • botanical garden
  • 2013

Fritz Bultman, Good News I

FRITZ BULTMAN GOOD NEWS I, 1963 ON LOAN, COURTESY OF THE HELIS FOUNDATION   #ARTFORALLNOLA   About the Artist:   Born in New Orleans in 1919, Fritz Bultman was a noted early Abstract Expressionist...

FRITZ BULTMAN GOOD NEWS I, 1963 ON LOAN, COURTESY OF THE HELIS FOUNDATION   #ARTFORALLNOLA   About the Artist:   Born in New Orleans in 1919, Fritz Bultman was a noted early Abstract...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • art
  • fritz bultman
  • 1963

Rosemonde E. Emile Kuntz Rooms

ROSEMONDE E. AND EMILE KUNTZ ROOMS   THESE ROOMS, EXHIBITING CHOICE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA'S FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS HERITAGE IN NEW ORLEANS, WERE FIRST CONCEIVED BY FELIX HERWIG KUNTZ (1890-1971),...

ROSEMONDE E. AND EMILE KUNTZ ROOMS   THESE ROOMS, EXHIBITING CHOICE EXAMPLES OF AMERICA'S FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS HERITAGE IN NEW ORLEANS, WERE FIRST CONCEIVED BY FELIX HERWIG KUNTZ...

  • new orleans
  • louisiana
  • museum
  • rosemonde kuntz
  • emile kuntz

Telescope for a Tombstone: The Great 36-inch Refreactor

    Niagara Falls: Height, Sight, and Flight