Jacques Marquette
Jacques Marquette, which may be recalled from 5th to 8th grade history lessons, is recognized as one of the first European explorers to visit the Mississippi River valley north of the Arkansas, up into Wisconsin. He and Louis Joliet have been recognized as the “discoverers” of the Confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, near Prairie du Chien Wisconsin, even though many Native and other travelers had tread that ground previously since the earliest human inhabitants. His figure is slated one day to be represented by a life-size bronze at the Mississippi River Sculpture...
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Mastodon hunters are known to be around since at least the last Ice Age. Evidence of their being on the continent consists, for example, of a recent find in the Upper Mississippi near the Wisconsin of a mastodon skeleton with a flint tool among its bones. This sculpture is currently available as approximately 1/4 to 1/5 scale representative of the life size bronze, which is planned for future casting. Share this:FacebookLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like...
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Three Horses
This Florence Bird bronze is a solid piece that measures about 15 inches overall. The beautiful patina was done in collaboration with Doris Parks at Max Cast, a foundry in Iowa. This particular image shows the First Edition, No.2/50. These are now available at $4,000 for a limited time. Please fill info below to indicate interest in this or any other works of Florence Bird Studio, LLC Name(required) Email(required) Website Comment(required) Submit Share this:FacebookLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like...
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