Light Garden
- Artist: Dale Eldred
- Material Used: Glass, Metal, LED Lighting
- Location: Princess Anne Commons Gateway
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About the Artist
Dale Eldred was an internationally acclaimed sculptor renowned for large-scale sculptures that emphasized both natural and generated light.
Eldred chaired the sculpture department at Kansas City Art Institute for 33 years, exerting a powerful influence on thousands of students. Eldred was also the artistic director of Biosphere II, and a fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Visual Studies.
Eldred received numerous awards and honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and grants from the Ford Foundation, the American Institute of Architects and the National Endowment of the Arts. Dale Eldred died in 1993 during the "500-year" flood.