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$1M GRANT FOR IOWA SCULPTURE GARDEN
Published: May 27, 2008 12:00 AM
$1M GRANT FOR IOWA SCULPTURE GARDEN
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DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) â Governor Chet Culver says the state will spend $1 million of Vision Iowa grant money to support the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Garden in downtown Des Moines.
John and Mary Pappajohn of Des Moines have donated more than 20 sculptures with an appraised value of nearly $30 million. Culver announced the grant on May 15.
The Pappajohnsâ gift is believed to be the single largest public donation of art in Iowa history. The garden will be located in the new Western Gateway Park in the cityâs downtown.