The Dr. Seuss National Memorial
Sculpture Garden is now open at
the Springfield Museums in
Springfield, Massachusetts, the
city where Theodor Seuss Geisel
was born and which appears to
have inspired much of his work.

Sculptor Lark Grey Dimond-Cates,
who is also Geisel's step-
daughter, created the endearing
bronze sculptures of Dr. Seuss
and his most beloved characters
for the Springfield Library &
Museums Association, located in
the heart of this city which is
on the Connecticut River in
Western Massachusetts."

"Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the
Hat: Theodor Geisel at his
drawing board, with the Cat in
the Hat at his side."

"Horton Court: A 14-foot Horton
the Elephant stepping out of an
open book, accompanied by Thing
One, Thing Two, Sam-I-Am, Sally
and her brother, and Thidwick the
Big-Hearted Moose."

"The Storyteller: A Seussian
storytelling chair, backed by a
10-foot-tall book with the text
of Oh, the Places You'll Go! with
Gertrude McFuzz perched on top
and the Grinch and his dog, Max,
peeking around the side."

"At the far corner of the
Quadrangle is the Lorax, which
stands on a stump in front of the
Springfield Science Museum with
his warning "Unless...,"
underscoring that museum's
environmental education mission."

"Next to the Museum of Fine Arts
is the Seussian Yertle Garden
with a 10-turtle-tall tower from
Yertle the Turtle, surrounded by
winding granite pathways and
imaginative landscaping."

Thanks to
http://www.catinthehat.org/memoria
l.htm for information about the
sculptures.