Ever spent a hot, fall afternoon spread
eagled on one of its blocks? Or strolled around invoking the muses?
In its 20-year history, Stonehenge has become a campus icon. It
has hosted innumerable weddings and embellished the cover of the
1984-1985 campus phone directory. It has been the stage for all
manner and shape of
summer performances and yes, it’s real name isn’t Stonehenge.
Artist Richard Fleischner’s proposal for his “La Jolla
Project” was accepted by the Stuart Foundation in January
1983 and completed in the summer of 1984. Composed of 71 pieces
of granite in cool gray and soft pinkish brown, it is alternately
a
gathering place and a refuge for meditation and inspiration.
“Clearly
these granite blocks have accomplished what the artist intended,” writes
Mary Beebe, the director of the Stuart collection, in the book
Landmarks. “They have drawn people in.”
HappyBirthday! 
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