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Dog Stack with Ibex and Frog: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Whitney Mosley

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

    Dog Stack with Ibex and Frog was created by a local artist of the Ozarks, John Tygart. Educated in the Fine Arts at Crowder College and Missouri State University, Tygart went on to work at the Springfield Art Museum, teaching ceramics to members of the Springfield community. In 1987, he and his wife Jacqueline opened a sculpture and pottery studio in … [Read more...] about Dog Stack with Ibex and Frog: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Whitney Mosley

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: Americas, conservation, Dog Stack, late 20th century, ozarks culture

Taxidermy Badger: Researched and Conserved by Hannah Whaley

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

    American badgers are stocky, solitary creatures with large, sharp claws that enable them to dig burrows for their homes as well as to dig into the burrows of their prey, which include insects, rodents, and snakes. They live in grasslands, prairies, fields, and pastures from western North America to Ohio, and from the central Canadian provinces down to … [Read more...] about Taxidermy Badger: Researched and Conserved by Hannah Whaley

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, badger, christian county museum, conservation, ozarks culture, taxidermy

The Republic Sports Sculpture, by Ralph Doss Lanning: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Paul Rehagen

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The Republic Sports Sculpture was made by Ralph D. Lanning as a gift to the city of Republic, Missouri. Lanning, who was born in Greene County in 1916, was a prominent member of the community; he served in the United States Army in World War II, taking part in D-Day on Omaha Beach and in the Battle of the Bulge.  After the war, he worked in construction, and he started making … [Read more...] about The Republic Sports Sculpture, by Ralph Doss Lanning: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Paul Rehagen

Filed Under: 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: american midwest, american midwest ozarks culture, ozarks culture, ralph doss lanning

Gravestone Images in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Jasmine Currey

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Nineteenth-century gravestones, like those in the Union Campground Cemetery, use a great deal of symbolic imagery to convey meaning about the deceased and the sentiments of their families and friends. A prevalent 19th-century symbol exists in the pair of clasped hands on Jane C. Caldwell’s gravestone.  This symbol is interpreted by many sources as a goodbye, where the living … [Read more...] about Gravestone Images in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Jasmine Currey

Filed Under: 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: american midwest, american midwest ozarks culture, footstone, headstone, ozarks culture

Gravestone Shapes and Types of Graves in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Emma Schupbach

August, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The main purpose of a gravesite is to provide a resting place, but it is also to provide a place where family and friends can visit and show respect to the deceased.  Styles of graves and gravestones can vary in style due to income, social class, location, religious beliefs, and time period. Thomas Patterson Ellison’s grave is the oldest in the Union Campground Cemetery, and … [Read more...] about Gravestone Shapes and Types of Graves in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Emma Schupbach

Filed Under: 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: american midwest, american midwest ozarks culture, footstone, headstone, ozarks culture, slot-and-tab grave

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