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Father Don Murray, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Title:  Father Don Murray, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Dedicated Aug. 1, 1978. Medium:  White marble. Description:  Two standing figures depict Father Don Murray, founder of the Sky Ranch for Boys, and a boy who is a composite figure. Father Murray stands behind the boy and holds a book in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is on the boy's proper right shoulder. Subject:  Portrait male -- Murray, Don, -- Full length Figure male -- Child Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Homage -- Blakely, Kevin Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Camp Crook Sculpture Owner:  Sky Ranch for Boys, Office of the Executive Director, In front of dormitory, Camp Crook, South Dakota 57724 Remarks:  Commissioned by the Illinois Retail Liquor Association in memory of Peter Jakstas, Association member and officer. The Association also funded the statue's transportation from Italy to the Sky Ranch for Boys. The statue honors Father Don Murray, founder of the Sky Ranch for Boys and Sturgis, S.D. native. Known as the "Flying Padre," Father Murray worked with the Wings Spread programs which used aviation to rehabilitate young boys in trouble. On Oct. 11, 1975, Father Murray and 15 year-old Kevin Blakely were killed in a plane crash. A plaque reads: A MAN NEVER STANDS SO STRAIGHT/AS WHEN HE STOOPS TO HELP A BOY." IAS files include a related article from the Rapid City Guide, May 4, 1978. For related reading, see South Dakota Magazine, Sept./Oct. 1993 and the Sturgis Tribune, Nov. 2, 1977 and May 3, 1978. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993. 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 SD000079   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000079 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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