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Posted by Granite Head (69.163.85.128) on 18:24:38 08/27/16
In Reply to: The National Museum of Wildlife Art isn't all western USA all the time posted by Granite Head
Love the story that goes with these outdoor sculptures overlooking the Elk Refuge:
From the Museum website:
Buffalo Mountain, 2015
Granite
Stewart Steinhauer, Canadian, b. 1952
CURATOR VOICE
Artist, Stewart Steinhauer, grew up on the Saddle Lake Cree Indian Reserve in Alberta. The title of this piece Buffalo Mountain refers to an ancient Cree story explaining the disappearance of the great herds of buffalo. When the last of the herds were seeking shelter from man s slaughter, a spiritual being, known as Rock Grandfather, opened a special passageway through the mountains, leading to an alternate dimension. There, suspended in the past, the buffalo wait for a time of safe return. As children today joyfully climb through the tunnel in this granite bison, we are reminded of transformation. In them, there is hope for a future in which people and wildlife can peacefully co-exist.
- Jane Lavino, Sugden Family Curator of Education and Exhibits
Little Buffalo Mountain, 2015
Granite
Stewart Steinhauer, Canadian, b. 1952
CURATOR VOICE
Artist, Stewart Steinhauer, grew up on the Saddle Lake Cree Indian Reserve in Alberta. The title of this smaller sculpture's companion piece, Buffalo Mountain , refers to an ancient Cree story explaining the disappearance of the great herds of buffalo. When the last of the herds were seeking shelter from man s slaughter, a spiritual being, known as Rock Grandfather, opened a special passageway through the mountains, leading to an alternate dimension. There, suspended in the past, the buffalo wait for a time of safe return. As children today joyfully climb through the tunnel in this granite bison, we are reminded of transformation. In them, there is hope for a future in which people and wildlife can peacefully co-exist.
- Jane Lavino, Sugden Family Curator of Education and Exhibits
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