#682 "Mallard Duet" New Outdoor Installation at Brookgreen

Earlier this month Trish and I were at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina and attended the 

National Sculpture Society's 82nd Annual Awards Exhibition and the Brookgreen Board of Trustees meeting. 

Brookgreen is home to the largest and most important collection of American figurative sculpture in existence. 

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A  highlight of the recent visit to Brookgreen was the new Low Country Waterfowl Exhibit. 

Last spring, I saw the ponds, landscaping, walkways, etc. under construction and was excited to see the exhibit 

completed and inhabited by the 8 waterfowl species who are now residents of the new aviary.

The 8 species are Wood Duck, Redhead, Hooded Merganser, Northern Pintail, Ruddy Duck, 

Blue-winged Teal, Fulvous Tree Duck, and Black-bellied Tree Duck.

I was delighted to see my sculpture, "Mallard Duet" installed outdoors in the new waterfowl aviary!

The piece has been in Brookgreen's collection for many years and had previously been exhibited in one of the indoor galleries called the Offner Center . . . named after the American sculptor, Elliot Offner.

It was a thrilling experience to see "Mallard Duet"  amidst all the waterfowl and the installation ranks among my 

favorite all-time presentations.  Simply put:  It could not be displayed in a more appropriate setting!

Thank you, Robin Salmon:  Curator of Collections and Bob Jewell:  President and CEO of Brookgreen!  

Below, are images of the new waterfowl aviary and the "Mallard Duet" installation.

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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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