Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden

Location	Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°6′16.3692″N72°35′14.3304″W / 42.104547000°N 72.587314000°W /42.104547000; -72.587314000
Type	Sculpture garden
Website	Springfield Museums

TheDr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden is asculpture garden at theQuadrangle inSpringfield, Massachusetts, which honors Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known asDr. Seuss, who was born in Springfield in 1904.^[1] The monument was designed by Lark Grey Diamond-Cates, the author's stepdaughter, and created by sculptor and artist Ron Henson.^[2][3]

Halfway through her Masters program, Diamond-Cates was approached by Joseph Carvalho and former Museums chairman Thomas Wheeler to help design a memorial for her step-father. She accepted, and spent six and a half years designing and creating the project.^[4]

The sculpture garden opened 1 June 2002.^[5] The opening ceremony was attended by Geisel's relatives including his widowAudrey Geisel and senatorTed Kennedy.^[5][6]

The adjacentThe Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum includes an exhibit on the sculpture garden's creation.^[7]

The sculpture garden features five large bronze statues:

• Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat: The title character ofThe Cat in the Hat standing alongside Dr. Seuss at his desk.
• The Storyteller: A chair placed in front of a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) book with the text ofOh, the Places You'll Go!, the title character fromGertrude McFuzz, and beside it,the Grinch and his dog, Max.
• Horton Court:Horton the Elephant fromHorton Hears a Who! steps out of an open book accompanied by various ancillary characters from other Dr. Seuss stories, including Thing 1 and Thing 2 fromThe Cat in the Hat.
• The Lorax: The titular character fromThe Lorax stands on a tree stump with the book's refrain:Unless... This statue is located in front of theSpringfield Science Museum, which features exhibits onglobal warming andenvironmental science.
• Yertle the Turtle: a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) tower of turtles, fromYertle the Turtle, which introduces visitors to the Quadrangle from the arch on Chestnut Street.^[3]

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