TCLF’s Twentieth Annual Silent Auction: Spotlight on D.C. Artists and D.C.-Themed Art.

Bidding is underway in The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) Twentieth Annual Silent Auction, which features more than 100 items including paintings, photographs, rare books, and other exceptional items by renowned artists, landscape architects, and leading designers. The event, held annually in tandem with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Conference on Landscape Architecture, runs through October 10. This year’s conference is in Washington, D.C., and along with works by Roberto Burle Marx, Michael Van Valkenburgh, and three women leaders of the Land Art Movement, Alice Aycock, Jody Pinto, and Mary Miss, in a nod to the host city, the auction features work by artists from the national capital region and artwork about Washington, D.C. subjects.

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Among the D.C.-related works is a rare sketch depicting the F.D.R. Memorial that was created by its landscape architect, Lawrence Halprin.  He gifted the work in 1977 to John Parsons, a former National Park Service official who oversaw the memorial project. 

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The Tidal Basin, site of the F.D.R., M.L.K., and Jefferson Memorials, is depicted in a 2023 watercolor by K. Thomas Baker, ASLA, and a painting by D.C.-based artist Cheryl Ann Bearss, which captures the peak of the cherry blossoms. Angela D. Dye, FASLA, also depicts that horticultural highpoint in a unique hand drawn silk scarf.

For bibliophiles, there is a two-volume series published in 1900 and 1903 on the History of The United States Capitol, which is richly illustrated with architectural photographs, plans, and portraits. A separate auction item discusses the extension and completion of the Capitol in two, first-edition reports published in 1904.

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Among the many D.C.-based artists that contributed to this year’s auction are Sophia McCrocklin, represented by an ink drawing inspired by plants in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park, and first-time participant Marcella Kriebel. Finally, there are two original antique prints from 1862 and 1872 that capture Washington’s landscape during that period.

For those who don’t want to risk not placing a winning bid, the “Buy Now” option lets bidders purchase works outright – and many have already done so. Explore all the works and start bidding today at TCLF’s Twentieth Annual Silent Auction.