The Court of the Penquins by Arthur Kraft was reproduced to life size in 1979 after the artists death from cancer in 1977. They were originally 3-4 inches high miniatures. Kraft began his training at the Nelson Gallery of Art (now The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) when he was young. At 13 he started selling his work at local art fairs. He continued his education at the Kansas City Art Institute and Yale University of Fine Art. After time in the Army during WWII he finished his degree at Yale and in 1946 won the Audubon Artist Society national painting award. He spent most his life in Kansas City.
Looks like a happy spot in any weather.
ReplyDeleteThese penguins prompt many smiles, I'll bet. I know what you mean about having favorite sculptures that you just can't photograph to your satisfaction. These are wide apart and have lots of commercial stuff behind them, making a clean group shot difficult. I have a favorite sculpture at the Jewish Community Center that I have probably shot a dozen times and have never shown because I can't get it just right. (I think I prefer the bottom, vertical shot.)
ReplyDeleteI can see why these would be a favorite. They do make you smile. I love how smoothly they were sculpted making you want to touch the satiny surface. I think I like the bottom shot the best. There is so much movement in the each sculpture, I can see it is had to capture all of that with them spaced so far apart from each other.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom picture' seals' it for me.
ReplyDeletelove the idea. Ck
What fun sculptures!
ReplyDeleteI can see why it would be a favorite it is full of delight and whimsy!
ReplyDeleteGreat fun! I like the bottom one too!
ReplyDeleteLove them to pieces!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I don't think anyone could pass these without breaking into a smile.
ReplyDeleteThey really do bring a smile to my face! My kids would LOVE them too!!
ReplyDeleteI can see why it's one of your favourites, it's brilliant!!! I'm trying to imagine the miniatures!
ReplyDeleteBoth the shots are good, but if I was forced to pick one it would be the bottom picture. There is a sense of movement in the penguins and the background is less distracting. I've always liked this sculpture also.
ReplyDeleteoh i love these...i've always adored penguins! both are great shots but i am leaning towards the second!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the second photo, Regina. Enjoyed browsing through your recent posts!
ReplyDeleteVery nice these penguins, great shots!
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