#631 Sculpture at Brookgreen . . . con't

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The previous four blogs spotlighted equine sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens located in Murrell's Inlet South Carolina.  Brookgreen is an accredited museum and
home to the largest and most important collection of American figurative sculpture in existence.  Founded by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1931,  Brookgreen is
a National Historical Landmark, has an accredited zoo and aviary, and is
a horticultural masterpiece . . .  it is a "must see" destination for
sculptors and those who love art and nature.

Twenty years ago Brookgreen acquired the first of four of my sculptures for their
permanent collection.  The sculpture, entitled "Peace Fountain" is shown below.

 Three additional sculptures were acquired by the museum . . . the last in 2006.

In 2007 I was elected to be on Brookgreen Gardens Board of Trustees and I continue to serve.  

Shown below is the sculpture, "Mallard Duet", which won the Ellin P. Speyer Award 

at the National Academy of Design in 1988.  The work is scheduled to be moved
to a new waterfowl addition in the museum's aviary next month. 

Shown below, is "Mallard Duet" in its present location.
Also shown, is Brookgreen's Curator of Sculpture, 

Robin Salmon and Zoo Director, Andrea DeMuth with me last month
as we surveyed the new waterfowl aviary under construction.

"Eat More Beef" was acquired in the late 1990s for the delightful Children's Sculpture Garden located 

on the vast, 9000 acre museum grounds.  Shown below, are images of the monument and Trish.

The most recent acquisition is "Presidential Eagle".  The heroic-sized sculpture is also installed at the 

Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas and at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. 

 Show below are images of "Presidential Eagle" . . . acquired by the museum in 2006.

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#133 Remarque: "Eat More Beef"

Humans and pigs have a strong affinity.  People smile when they see a pig and often they are considered cute.  Yes, an animal can seem cute and certainly, the goal of the artist is to evoke an emotional response.

However, my goal while designing Eat More Beef was to avoid "cuteness" and the exploitation of emotion by humanizing the creature's expression.  I wanted to emphasize mass while portraying a typical pose and presenting a strong yet delightful presence.


Eat More Beef  has credentials and is in the permeant collection of two major American museums.  Shown is Trish with the monument in the Children's Sculpture Garden at Brookgreen Gardens, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina.  It is also in the R.W. Norton Museum, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Eat More Beef Monument

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#132 In the studio: "Eat More Beef"

This clay model entitled Eat More Beef  is ready to mold.
The image and design has been popular and has been sculpted and presented in several sizes including a 7 foot high Colossus.

The 18" high sculpture is a commission and is a mirror image of a previously cast same-size version.

I like pigs.

Dogs look up to us.

Cats look down on us.

Pigs treat us as equals.

                                      -Winston Churchill

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