留影百事可乐雕塑园（2000.4.29）

黄安年文  黄安年的博客/2023年7月8日发布（第32909篇）

这里发布的照片拍自2000年4月29日参观百事可乐（Pepsico Inc.）总部的雕塑园。

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2000年4月29日 (星期六)  阴历三月二十五,White Plains,阵雨（实际大晴）,C8-C15,

Pepsico Inc.总部的对面就是SUNY of Purchase。12:45-1:45pm, 我们免费进入公司的花园参观,公司居于花园的中心,周围是一大片花园把公司总部团团围住,充分体现美国大公司的企业文化氛围。这座公园名叫The Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens,其中有10座花园，造型各异的雕塑35座，散布在各个花园中。我们漫步观看了花园的大部分，准备有机会单独来这里仔细观看。公园最大的特点不仅在于有广阔的草地，绿草成荫中有各种雕塑，配以群芳吐艳的花草，还有一片湖水，给人以一种宁静和幽雅的环境和很有价值的艺术欣赏，你可以在这里驻足悉心研究各样的雕塑造型，也可以浏览这里的公司文化气息，总之，让你留下的印象是花园而不是企业，企业在创造文化。介绍称：“Donald M. Kendall, former chairman of the board and chief executive office of PepsiCo, Inc. conceived the gardens which bear his name.He imagined an atmosphere of stability, creativity and experimentation that would reflect his vision of the company. The sculpture collection was begun in 1965 and now consists of 45 works by major twentieth century artists in harmony on approximately 168 acres of carefully tended landscape”。关于The Gardens: “In 1980 ,Russell Page(1902-1985), the famous garden designer, began to extend the gardens, incorporate new features and , by careful planting, relate the sculptures to their immediate surroundings. Since 1985 development of the gardens has been continued by Francois Goffinet, a student of Page and internationally acclaimed garden designer. The  gardens at PepsiCo are an art form in their own right, as well as a setting for sculpture. From and texture are carefully planned, using the living and ever-changing materials of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, with their different colors, shapes and scents. Immediately surrounding the building the style of gardening is formal, with clipped hedges, trained trees and fountains. Many of the smaller pieces of sculpture have been placed here. Beyond this, the landscape is on a grand scale, the setting for monumental sculptures among collections of trees, specialty gardens and woodlands. The ‘Golden Path’, a creation of Russell Page, winds through this area. The path acts as a ribbon, tying in features around the gardens and presenting a continuous series of viewpoints”。关于：The Company:“PepsiCo, Inc. among the most successful consumer products companies in the world, is a leader in two large and growing businesses. Through Pepsi-Cola Company and Tropicana, it is a leader in soft drinks, juices and other beverages. The Frito-Lay Company, a leader in snack foods, is the largest snack chip business on earth. PepsiCo beverages and snacks are available in more than 190 countries and territories. The corporation was founded in 1965 through the merger created by Donald M. Kendall of Pepsi-Cola Company and Herman W. Lay of Frito-Lay”。这里其实离Y的IBM公司很近。