</s> ▁Play ground ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁art work ▁by ▁American ▁artist ▁Tony ▁Smith , ▁located ▁at ▁B ever ly ▁Gard ens ▁Park ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁w eld ed ▁steel ▁sculpt ure ▁sur fac ed ▁with ▁black ▁paint . ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁conce ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁cast ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁B ever ly ▁Gard ens ▁Park ▁and ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁street , ▁this ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁mounted ▁on ▁an ▁approximately ▁ 4 ” ▁tall ▁concrete ▁platform . ▁It ▁measures ▁ 5 ’ ▁ 4 ” ▁height ▁x ▁ 1 0 ’ ▁ 8 ” ▁width ▁x ▁ 5 ’ ▁ 4 ” ▁depth ▁( 1 6 3 ▁x ▁ 3 2 5 ▁x ▁ 1 6 3   cm ). ▁ ▁Description ▁Play ground ▁( 3 / 3 ) ▁was ▁conce ived ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁Tony ▁Smith ' s ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁developing ▁forms ▁intended ▁as ▁sculpt ural ▁“ express ions ”. ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁Smith ' s ▁expressions ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁steel ▁was ▁Free ▁R ide ▁( 1 9 6 2 ). ▁Sk etch es ▁and ▁mock - ups ▁in ▁full ▁scale ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁Play ground ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁artist ' s ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁natural ▁geometry ▁in ▁simple ▁forms ▁and ▁a ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁art ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁context . ▁Most ▁of ▁Smith ' s ▁rect angular ▁work ▁date