Documented artwork / public art installation
The Seven Wonders
Credit as documented: Mel Chin with contributing children
Seven Wonders presents Houston's history through a group of seven tall columns at Sesquicentennial Park. Mel Chin's installation organizes its imagery around agriculture, energy, manufacturing, medicine, philanthropy, technology and transportation. Children's drawings supply the imagery, giving young contributors a role in the city's public account of itself. The seven themes connect different forms of work and civic life within a single ensemble.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- Not documented
- Materials
- stainless steel plate
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Seven pillars, 70 feet tall.
- Dimensions apply to
- Pillar height, not installation footprint.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
Date not documented
Sesquicentennial Park, beside the Promenade and Preston Avenue Bridge, Houston, Texas
Materials and construction
The Downtown Houston district identifies seventy-foot pillars, each constructed with one hundred fifty children's drawings etched into stainless-steel plate. The drawings are constituent images within the columns, rather than a count of separate freestanding artworks.
Presentation and site context
The columns flank the park's Promenade and Preston Avenue Bridge above Buffalo Bayou. The district classifies the work as a permanent installation.
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Sources
- downtownhouston.org ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17