With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
270 Mohegan Avenue, New London
- Castle Court, Connecticut College
- William Ashby McCloy
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McCloy's 1968 'The Dangers and Pleasures of CoEducation' of 1968 is in Castle Court.
- David Smalley
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Smalley's 1976 Wave Form is installed in the modernist Castle Court.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Castle Court is a modernist landscape, designed as part of the ensemble of the Cummings Art Center by Skidmore Owings and Merrill, intended for the display of modernist sculpture, including that of Connecticut College faculty.
- Date of Construction
- 1969
- Historic Designation(s)