Dogwood Flowers

Our neighbor has a beautiful pink dogwood we can see from our house; but because of the angle I view it from, I haven't been able to get a decent picture of it. There is a metal dogwood flower sculpture in town, though, so I decided to get a picture of it instead:

This work was installed last year. The Metal Museum web site says,

It stands 12 feet tall and spans a 10 foot footprint. It is made entirely of steel and polychromed with high grade automotive paint. Dogwood Gateway stands at the southwest corner of Hollywood Street and Chelsea Avenue in the Midtown North Neighborhood, Memphis, Tennessee, serving as a new landmark for motorists and residents. Its blossoms glisten in the sun and invite passersby to stand in the shade it creates.

The Urban Art Commission press release for the dedication says,

What was once a neglected street corner now serves as showcase for a large-scale steel sculpture that symbolizes resurrection and regeneration at the southwest corner of Hollywood Street and Chelsea Avenue. The vibrantly painted work of art, inspired by the Dogwood tree, was designed, forged and fabricated by the National Ornamental Metal Museum, the only such museum in the U.S.A.

This is not an area of town I am ever in -I never even pass through it- so I'd never have known about the art work if I hadn't seen mention online of the dedication at the time. It's worth going to see.