Bird Girl, Savannah

Name: Bird Girl
Address: Savannah, United States

#66 among attractions in Savannah

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Bird Girl is a sculpture made in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It was sculpted at Ragdale, her family's summer home, and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Originally exhibited as Girl with Bowls at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1938, it was also exhibited as Fountain Figure, Standing Figure, and Peasant Girl. A 1967 book by Judson first referred to it as Bird Girl. ()

Coordinates: 32°4'39"N, 81°5'21"W

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Downtown Savannah (North Historic District)Savannah United States

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Bird Girl – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Reynolds Square, Christ Church, Columbia Square, Lucas Theatre.

~710 ftN
Park
Reynolds Square, Savannah
4 min walk • Reynolds Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Johnson Square, west of Warren Square and north of Oglethorpe Square.
~910 ftNW
Church
Christ Church, Savannah
5 min walk • Christ Church is an Episcopal church at 28 Bull Street, Johnson Square, in Savannah, Georgia. Founded in 1733, it was the first church established in the Province of Georgia and one of the first parishes within the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, earning it the nickname "the Mother Church of Georgia".
~430 ftSE
Park
Columbia Square, Savannah
3 min walk • Columbia Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East President Street. It is south of Warren Square and between Oglethorpe Square to the west and Greene Square to the east.
~510 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
Lucas Theatre, Savannah
3 min walk • The Lucas Theatre is a theater in Reynolds Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States. Built in 1921, the theater closed in 1976 and was slated to be demolished, but preservation efforts lead to the theater reopening in 2000.
~1140 ftNW
Park
Johnson Square, Savannah
6 min walk • Johnson Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, it was the first of the squares to be laid out, in 1733, and remains the largest of the 22. It is east of Ellis Square, west of Reynolds Square and north of Wright Square.
~280 ftW
Park
Oglethorpe Square, Savannah
2 min walk • Oglethorpe Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East President Street, and was laid out in 1742. It is south of Reynolds Square, west of Columbia Square, north of Colonial Park Cemetery and east of Wright Square.
~1040 ftE
Park
Greene Square, Savannah
6 min walk • Greene Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is the easternmost square in the second row of the city's five rows of squares. The square is located on Houston Street and East President Street, and is south of Washington Square, east of Columbia Square and north of Crawford Square.
~770 ftW
Church
Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah
4 min walk • The Lutheran Church of the Ascension is a historic Lutheran church in Savannah, Georgia, located in the Savannah Historic District. The congregation was founded by Johann Martin Boltzius in 1741, with the current building constructed in 1843.
~800 ftNE
Park
Warren Square, Savannah
4 min walk • Warren Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the first row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Reynolds Square, west of Washington Square and north of Columbia Square.
~980 ftW
Park, Cafe
Wright Square, Savannah
5 min walk • Wright Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull Street and President Street, and was laid out in 1733 as one of the first four squares.
~860 ftN
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Olde Pink House, Savannah
5 min walk • The Olde Pink House is a restaurant and tavern in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located on Abercorn Street, in the northwestern trust lot of Reynolds Square, the building dates from 1771.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bird Girl?

Nearby attractions include Owens-Thomas House, Savannah (1 min walk), Oglethorpe Square, Savannah (2 min walk), Trustees Theater, Savannah (2 min walk), Davenport House Museum, Savannah (2 min walk).

How to get to Bird Girl by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bird Girl:

Tram

Stop • Lines: Rssc (9 min walk)

Bus

G • Lines: 17 (16 min walk)
F • Lines: 29 (16 min walk)