Crane River Dance, (sculpture).

Crane River Dance, (sculpture).

Sughroue, Mike, 1952- , sculptor.

Unknown (Loveland, Colorado), founder.

Crane River Dance, (sculpture).

Sandhill Cranes, (sculpture).

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Cranes: bronze with patina; Base: concrete and aluminum.

Cranes: approx. 5 x 5 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 10 ft. (900 lbs.).

Two Sandhill cranes, one standing with its wings outstretched and the other bowing and retracting its neck, placed on a square basin that is set within a larger basin.

Animal -- Bird -- Crane

Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Hastings

Hastings Museum, 1330 North Burlington Avenue, Entrance of the Lied IMAX Theatre, Hastings, Nebraska 68902

Commissioned by the Hastings Museum Foundation. Water fills the smaller basin and flows into the larger basin. Cranes were chosen as subject matter because of the museum's close proximity to the Platte River, which is used by 500,000 cranes as a midpoint resting stop along their 7,000 mile migratory journey. The sculpture captures the mating ritual "dance" that is performed by the cranes at the big bend area of the Platte River. IAS files contain two related brochures from the Hastings Museum and a related article from the Omaha World Herald, Aug. 2, 1994, pg. 13.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1995.

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