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A walk through the shade and flowering trees of the Blue Ribbon Garden inevitably pauses at a blooming rose. Against the backdrop of Walt Disney Concert Hall’s otherworldly steel façade, visitors pose in front of a fountain shaped from fragments of Royal Delft Blue porcelain.
Aug 10, 2003 · Artists shape a fountain from broken Delft porcelain to resemble Lillian Disney's favorite flower, in a tribute at L.A.'s new concert hall.
At the center of the garden is a rose fountain dedicated to Lillian Disney, who provided the initial donation for the Concert Hall. The fountain is constructed from broken pieces of Delft China, Lillian’s favorite.
Description. The close view of the sculpture shows the individual pieces of Delft china shards as well as the inscription, "A rose for Lilly. Frank Gehry's tribute to Lillian Disney.
- Frank Owen Gehry, Tomas Osinski Design
- 2003
Enjoy a stroll among colorful flowering trees, wonder at the wide variety of plants skirting their trunks, and take a moment to toss a coin into the pools of the Lillian Disney Memorial Fountain. This Royal Delft porcelain fountain, designed by Frank Gehry, is dedicated as "A Rose for Lilly" and is, fittingly, in the shape of a large blooming rose.
Jul 31, 2020 · Gehry created the fountain as a tribute to Lillian Disney, the late wife of Walt Disney. Lillian gave the initial donation to build the concert hall — although it was unfortunately finished six years after her death.
Sep 16, 2017 · Frank Gehry had this fountain made in memoriam to Lilian Disney who loved to buy immitation Royal Delft china while travelling. Gehry used the real thing, two hundred Royal Delft porcelain vases from Holland , to be exact.
