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richbass939
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Username: richbass939

Post Number: 1245
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 9:43 am:   Edit Post

On Friday's "Jeopardy" ... A plaque at her bronze statue in Manhattan calls her a "Delegate to the United Nations" & "The First Lady of the World".
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt? is the answer (or question in this case).
The statue is the work of Penelope Jencks, Edwin's mother.

http://www.penelopejencks.com/

http://www.gobronze.org/artists/jencks/eleanor.html

For us map/geography geeks, the statue's location is at the extreme southeastern corner of Riverside Park which is along the western edge of Manhattan. On Google Maps the Streetview gives a fairly decent look at the setting of the statue.
smokin_dave
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Username: smokin_dave

Post Number: 455
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 11:18 am:   Edit Post

Incredible.Such amazing talent.Thanks for posting this.
Would love to see this art in person.
richbass939
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Username: richbass939

Post Number: 1246
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 12:11 pm:   Edit Post

Agreed. I would also love to see this artist in person.
Rich
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 2285
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 12:55 am:   Edit Post

Well, if you make it to Tanglewood, there are a couple of pieces, Amherst College has one, there is also a monument on Comm. Ave in Boston, and others scattered about.

She's got some other stuff in the works now, too.

Here's the tiny URL to the book on the Eleanor piece: http://tinyurl.com/zj2b6jz

More books here:
http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=penelope+jencks

And now that she's turned 80, she's trying to figure what's going to happen to her huge stash of sculpture that remains unsold, so pieces are available!
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 2441
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 5:53 am:   Edit Post

Beautiful!

John
mario_farufyno
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Username: mario_farufyno

Post Number: 1135
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 12:12 pm:   Edit Post

what a beautifull work!
hankster
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Username: hankster

Post Number: 447
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post

Okay, these are just fantastic. Thanks for sharing these with us!

R.

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