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Sculpture Spotlight
This week we are celebrating foxes!
Stellar Fox
16"l x 16"w x 21"h
The Red Fox colonized the North American continent in two waves beginning approximately 300,000 years ago! Females are called "vixens," males are called "dogs," young cubs are called "kits," and a group of foxes are called a "skulk" or "leash." They dig underground dens to take care of their kits and to hide from predators.
With an inquisitive and playful nature, they are said to be able to hear a watch ticking from 40 yards away. They have a wide vocal range which sounds like a dog's bark.
They have whiskers on their legs and face to help them navigate and their pupils are vertical, like cats, which help them to see at night.
"It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create"
~ Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1775 - 1851)
Notes From Geoffrey's Desk
Historical Inspiration
When asked, "Who inspired you, Geoffrey?" he stated, "I find great inspiration from the life and works of Joseph Mallard William Turner."
J.M.W. Turner (1775 -1851)
He is widely considered one of the greatest masters of British Landscapes and Marine paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries. His use of brilliant colors brought luminosity and romantic imagery to his subjects.
Turner had little formal schooling but was clearly a talented artist. He began to sell his drawings at the age of 13. The Royal Academy of Arts admitted Turner in late 1789 and in 1790 he was given the chance to display his works at the Royal Academy Exhibition. By 1793 the Royal Society of Arts awarded Turner, then 17-years old, with the “Great Silver Palette” for his landscape drawings in watercolor and oil that are now regarded as a predecessor to Impressionism, making Turner "The Painter of Light."
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