sculpture – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

From my Grandmother’s Album

“The Eternal Indian, sometimes called the Black Hawk Statue (dedicated in 1911), is a 48-foot sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park, near the city of Oregon, Illinois.”

November 3, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: family, grandmother, photo album, photography, postaday, sculpture, statue, vintage 8 Comments

Masked Dinosaur and Flowering Pear on Freeport Road

At the red light when headed to the post office.

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: dinosaur, flowering pear tree, mask, Pandemic, pear tree, photography, Post Office, postaday, red light photography, sculpture, Spring 4 Comments

The Battle of Homestead

This bronze relief created by sculptor Brian Reneski

July 6, 1892. The Battle of Homestead (click for Rivers of Steel article)

or American Experience:
Carnegie Strike a Homestead Mill

November 13, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: autumn, Battle of Homestead, Brian Reneski, bronze, Carnegie, fall, Homestead Mill, labor history, labor industry, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, railroad bridge, Rivers of Steel, sculptor, steel, strike, weather, workers 2 Comments

Stone Eagle

There’s an eagle statue standing guard by the parking lot at the East Liberty Post Office parking lot. He looks like he was once on a building. I tried to research his story but came up empty.

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 by Ruth Categories: sculptureTags: eagle, East Liberty, parking lot, photography, Post Office, postaday, sculpture, statue, symbol, USPS 6 Comments

Relook at Dancing at Bougival Sculpture

A reblog from June 12, 2014

Here is the delight of the day- (Stef!)

A monumental sculpture by J Seward Johnson has been at PPG Place for “about four days”, the guard said.

But don’t worry. The giant dancers will be in place until October.

Dancing at Bougival (painted in 1883 by Pierre A. Renoir ) is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Note: August 2020. This post inspired after seeing Pittsburgh Artist Jack Puglisi ‘s Pointillist work “The Dance” from his MASTERWORKS series – remembered I had photographed this sculpture in 2014.

August 7, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Art, Photography, sculptureTags: art, city, Dancing at Bougival, downtown, fountains, monumental sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, photography, Pierre A Renoir, Pittsburgh PA, PPG Place, public art, reflection, sculpture, Sculpture Foundation, self-portrait, Seward Johnson 7 Comments

Library Lions Don Masks in New York City

Another guest blog today.

The New York Public Library Lions don masks.

My sister has taken the role of a NYC tourist as she walks in the city and today she photographed Patience and Fortitude. They’re carved from pink Tennessee marble, designed by sculptor Edward Clark Potter.

Read about their naming and renaming here

“Patience and Fortitude, the world-renowned pair of marble lions that stand proudly before the majestic Beaux-Arts building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan, have captured the imagination and affection of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world since the Library was dedicated on May 23, 1911.”

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, Photography, sculptureTags: guest blog, Library, Library Lions, Lions, marble, masks, New York City, New York Public Library, Pandemic, photography, postaday, sculptor 8 Comments

The Sculpture of the Father of Organ Transplantation – Guest Blog

Memorial Tribute to Dr. Thomas E. Starzl at University of Pittsburgh
by Classic Artist and Sculptor Susan Wagner

On the University of Pittsburgh campus you can see this sculpture of Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, “father of organ transplantation”, seated on an iron memorial bench.

Someone added the mask! You can visit the sculpture on Pitt’s campus, by the Cathedral of Learning lawn.

Dr. Starzl’s bronze likeness was created by sculptor Susan Wagner and unveiled in June 2018 . The statue, sporting a mask during the COVID 19 Pandemic, was photographed by a friend of a friend and asks to remain anonymous.

Thanks for sharing this photo documenting our collective experience and reminding us of safety measures we can all practice.

“Wagner is best known locally for her three 12-foot-tall bronze statues of Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell and Bill Mazeroski at PNC Park and of the Gulf War Memorial at the 14th Quartermaster headquarters in Greensburg.” From article by Deb Eardley in TribLive

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, Photography, sculptureTags: artist, Cathedral of Learning, Dr.Thomas E. Starzl, guest blog, mask, memorial tribute, organ transplantation, Pandemic, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, sculpture, Susan Wagner, University of Pittsburgh 5 Comments

Garden of Constants by Artist Barbara Grygutis

Seen last week when I was on Ohio, I was walking to the swim meet from the parking garage. And I did experienced exactly what the article quoted below says….”a fun surprise to stumble upon”

“The Garden of Constants at the Ohio State University is a fun surprise to stumble upon. The massive, colorful numbers bring a whimsical air to the lawn outside the engineering building. They’ve stood there since 1994… “ from atlasobscura.com the large numbers are sculpted from copper and bronze by artist Barbara Grygutis (click her name to see her other public art sculptures)

I will have to return to photograph these….

“…. you’ll find pavers containing mathematical and formulaic constants. The formulas reflect the electrical engineering and computer science activities and classes that take place within the surrounding buildings.“