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The Nation's Largest Sunflower
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The Sunflowers on an 80' easle
in Goodland, Kansas. |
Though Vincent
Van Gogh probably never heard of Goodland,
Kansas,
the folks of Goodland certainly know of him, thanks to Canadian
artist Cameron Cross. While driving to Goodland, visitors
will see acres and acres of sunflowers surrounding the town, but
the biggest one of all sits at the junction of U.S. Highway 24 and
State Highway 27 atop an 80-foot easel.
The 24 by 32 foot
reproduction of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, can be seen from
nearby I-70, but to truly appreciate its “big picture” effect, a
side trip into town is a “must make.”
The third in a series of seven
giant Van Gogh reproductions planned by Cross, the Sunflowers are
part of the Big
Easel Project, which will display Van Gough’s Sunflower
Paintings in seven different countries around the world. |
The first Easel was
erected in Altona, Canada in October, 1998, the second on in November,
1999 in Emerald, Australia, and Goodland’s giant painting on August
17, 2001. Discussions are currently underway in South Africa and
Japan for future sites and when it is final, it is expected to be
included in the Guinness Book of World Records
What all seven sites,
ranging from rural to urban, will have in common is that all have a
connection to sunflower agriculture or to Van Gogh himself.
Goodland, now known as the "Sunflower
Capital of the High Plains," will be the only place in the United
States where one of the giant easels and its sunflower painting can be
seen.
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