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The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto, (sculpture). Artist:  Wegner, Paul, d. 1937, sculptor. Wegner, Matilda, d. 1942, sculptor. Title:  The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Glass Works, (sculpture). Dates:  1929-1942. Medium:  Mixed media, concrete, glass, stone and porcelain. Dimensions:  Various sizes. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An extended sculptural environment which reflects spiritual, patriotic, and personal values of the artists. Images include stars and hearts, a fanciful American flag, a giant reproduction of the Wegners' fiftieth anniversary cake,, and a 12 foot concrete facsimile of the 1930s Breman ocean liner which brought the artists from Germany. Also included is a Prayer Garden, Glass Church and Peace Monument. Subject:  Emblem Architecture -- Boat -- Breman Object -- Foodstuff -- Cake Ceremony -- Wedding Architecture -- Religious -- Church Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Sparta Folk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Monroe County Parks, Local History Room, R.R. # 2, Box 21, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656 Located Wegner Grotto County Park, 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Highways 27 & 71, Sparta, Wisconsin Remarks:  The artists began building the grotto at their farm home after their retirement in 1929. Work on the piece continued until the artist's deaths. In 1986, the Kohler Foundation acquired the site and began restoration of the art environment. In 1987, the site was given to Monroe County. IAS files contain a brochure "Paul and Matilda Wegner Grotto," n.d. and additional information on the art works. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994. Stone, Lisa (Restoration Coordinator), Wisconsin Concrete Park, 1991. 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 74200001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74200001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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