Berg, Eric (b.1945), Lassie, 1996, bronze, H. 40 x W. 49 x D. 24.5 inches, James A. Michener Art Museum, Acquired with a Legislative Initiative Grant awarded by Senator H. Craig Lewis.
Have you read the story Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight? If you have, then you know the very famous main character of the story, Lassie. The Michener Art Museum is very fortunate to have a sculpture of Lassie in the Pfundt Sculpture Garden.
Listen to an audio tour by an elementary student from United Friends School, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. She will tell you more about this special sculpture.
In July 1995, the Michener Art Museum was awarded funding by the state of Pennsylvania to create a sculpture and educational curriculum for teachers based on author Eric Knight’s famous fictional character, Lassie.
The Michener Art Museum commissioned a bronze life-size sculpture of Lassie. Five artists submitted resumes and slides. Through a selection process, noted animal sculptor Eric Berg was chosen by the museum’s collections committee to create Lassie. Read More
Construction Begins for Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion!
Over a number of days, Harry Gordon, sculptor and installer, along with his crew, moved the sculptures using his special equipment, including a crane. Each sculpture was carefully connected to this crane and slowly moved to the rear of the garden. Gordon uses a remote control with his crane so that he can guide the sculptures slowly to their particular location. These sculptures can weigh thousands of pounds, so it is important that this process is done carefully and correctly. Click here to see a slideshow of the sculpture, Lassie, being moved to its new location.
The next stage of preparing the space in the sculpture garden included removing the trees and bushes, slate, boulders, and rocks, which are being taken care of this week. Early in this process, a protective wall was installed near the terrace with a glass door so that visitors can see the progress being made in the space.
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