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Kramer, Elke,
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Portrait
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- St. Joseph
Sculpture
Josephine and Her Cubs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kramer, Elke, sculptor.
Title:
Josephine and Her Cubs, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Josephine, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Installed 1989. Dedicated May 21, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 53 in. x W. 41 in.; Foundation: approx. H. 3 in. x W. 44 in.
Inscription:
(Front corner of sculpture's base, in cursive:) Elke Kramer 1988 signed
Description:
A mother black bear sits upright with her two cubs, one cub on her proper left side and the other in front of her. Under her proper right foot is a salmon that she has captured, with its mouth open, that the cubs examine.
Subject:
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Portrait -- Josephine
Animal -- Fish -- Salmon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- St. Joseph
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City of St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085
Coadministered by Old St. Joseph Neighborhood Preservation Association, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085
Located St. Joseph's Library, Behind the library in Library Park, corner of State & Market Streets, St. Joseph, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Old St. Joseph Neighborhood Preservation Association at a cost of $20,000. It was funded by private donations, and completed with the assistance of the Krasl Art Center (St. Joseph). The sculpture recognizes the vital function of wildlife trapping and trading to the establishment of the region; the black bear was once native to the area. The artist completed the work while in residence at the Krasl Art Center. The neighborhood was established a state historic district in 1981. Plaque in front of the sculpture reads: JOSEPHINE AND HER CUBS/by/Elke Kramer/1989/OLD ST. JOSEPH NEIGHBORHOOD/PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION.
IAS files contain the dedication program for the sculpture. IAS files contain an excerpt from Kathryn Zerler's "On the Bank of the Ole St. Joe," St. Joseph Today, 1990, pg. 153-154, and a photocopy of the brochure "SculpTour," by Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan. IAS files contain articles from The Herald-Palladium (Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, MI), from May of 1989 and clippings from South Bend Tribune.
Conservation:
Treated 1996. Venus Bronze Works, Inc. (Detroit, MI). Treatment report on file with the Krasl Art Center (St. Joseph, MI).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Herald-Palladium (Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, MI), May 2, 1988.
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 MI000464
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