Art In The Park

Art In The Park formally refers to an annual art show in West Park. For those of us with gray hair, it also references the monumental sculptures Phil Berman had placed in Cedar Creek Parkway.

For me personally, it is the iconic WPA stonework throughout the park system. For many others, memories of MayFair come to mind. One summer about forty years ago, the late Greg Weaver had one of his sculptures in a pond at the Rose Garden. 

The hand-painted trash can shown above was the trigger for this post. I saw it at the storage barn by the park department office.  Painted by Tonya Romig, it may have graced a former Romper Day celebration in one of the parks. If and when more details become known, I will amend this post.

UPDATE: The can was illustrated by Ms. Romig in 2000, while still in high school. It was done for Mayfair, when that event was still held at Cedar Beach.  She assumed that the can was long gone by now.