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Goldstein, Peggy R.,
Tallix,
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Martindale
Sculpture
The Spirit of Camping, (sculpture).
Artist:
Goldstein, Peggy R., sculptor.
Tallix, founder.
Title:
The Spirit of Camping, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Campers, (sculpture).
Essence of Camping, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Cast Oct. 1987. Dedicated Nov. 13, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 55 x 25 x 72 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 30 x 75 in.
Inscription:
(Near rear of bronze base:) Peggy Goldstein signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A composition of seven figures, two adults and five children, seen hiking. They are wearing backpacks. The leading adult holds a walking stick, the last figure is seen encouraging the last two children.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Hiking
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Martindale
Sculpture
Owner:
American Camping Association, National Headquarters, Bradford Woods, Martindale, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Joe Kruger, founder of Camp Mah-Kee-Nac in Lenox, Massachusetts, and Trustee at the national headquarters. He commissioned the sculpture in honor of his late wife Frances (d. 1986). IAS files contain copy of dedication program and article from Camping Magazine, Nov./Dec. 1987.
Nearby plaque reads: "THE ESSENCE OF CAMPING"/Presented by Joseph Kruger, who shared in the direction of Camp Mah-Kee-Nac for boys/Lenox, Massachusetts 1929-1983/presented at the re-dedication of/the American Camping Association Headquarters/November 13, 1977 Artist: Peggy Goldstein.
References:
Goldstein, Peggy R., 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 9D130001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
9D130001
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