La Laguna Playground
La Laguna Playground
La Laguna Playground
300 W Wells St, San Gabriel, CA 91776, USA
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La Laguna de San Gabriel listed in the National Register of Historic Places, art Exiting nps.gov • You Might Also Like • Tags Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPSA lock ( Lock Locked padlock icon ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Photograph by Eloy Zarate, courtesy of California State Historic Preservation Office La Laguna de San Gabriel, constructed in 1965, is a park located in San Gabriel, California, consisting of 14 concrete play sculptures created by master artist Benjamin Dominguez. La Laguna de San Gabriel Playground (La Laguna Park) is the final of many parks created by concrete master Benjamin Dominguez. La Laguna Park represents the culmination of Dominguez’ artistic work and the many signature elements that he developed over a period of decades, and these signature elements are combined and represented in the park’s large playsculptures. Benjamin Dominguez (1894-1974) was a Mexican immigrant and master concrete artist who brought with him to the United States age-old techniques of concrete working and sculpture garden design that originated in Europe and learned by Dominguez in Mexico City. Dominguez used this knowledge to create unique and highly imaginative children’s playgrounds. The distinctive folk vernacular that Dominguez expressed in his play- sculptures and the mastery of concrete art that he displayed, were afforded an opportunity to shape and distinguish child’s play during a time when city officials sought artistic activity rather than proscribed play. His sculptures provided exactly the sort of play that the “blue ribbon committee” of architects, professionals, specialists, and government officials endeavored to inspire in the Guide for Planning Recreational Parks. For the City of San Gabriel, La Laguna Playground is testament to the broad [Google Places type: playground]
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