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In Spring 2003, St. Louis arts patron Judith Aronson proposed supporting a collaboration between the Saint Louis Art Museum and Laumeier Sculpture Park. See for Yourself: Sculpture is the result of this joint venture. It has been created to provide middle-school students and teachers with interactive learning experiences about sculpture and an introduction to select works of art from the collections of the collaborating institutions.

“See For Yourself: Sculpture” was conceived, managed and written by a team of St. Louis-based professionals. Saint Louis Art Museum staff who worked on the project included William Appleton, Assistant Director for Public Programs and Education; Louise Cameron, Head of Interpretation; and Robin Clark, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. Laumeier Sculpture Park project staff included Clara Coleman, Curator of Collections; Jennifer Duncan, Director of Communications and Public Programs; and Karen Mullen, Curator of Education. Dr. E. Louis Lankford, Des Lee Foundation Endowed Professor in Art Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, provided important input. The project was produced by Schwartz & Associates Creative, with a leadership role played by Bettie Schwartz, Partner.

“See For Yourself: Sculpture” debuted to the public in Fall 2005. We express our thanks to the Aronson Foundation, Judith Aronson representing, to the Regional Arts Commission and the Employee’s Community Fund of Boeing St Louis for additional funding, and to the institutions’ directors for supporting this initiative.

Photography credits

Please note that copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this CD remains with the artists, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Park, and other copyright holders as specified. Those interested in obtaining permission to reproduce any or all of these images should direct inquiries to the Image & Rights Manager, Saint Louis Art Museum.

The Saint Louis Art Museum does not purport to govern the rights which any persons other than the Museum may have under the laws of the United States or the laws of any of the countries in which the reproductions may be published or distributed. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder(s) or their agent(s) before any reproduction of any work of art is made.

Patricia Woods
Image & Rights Manager
Saint Louis Art Museum, Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Telephone 314.655.5256 Facsimile 314.721.6172
pat.woods@slam.org | www.slam.org

Louise Bourgeois
CELL (THREE WHITE MARBLE SPHERES), 1993
Courtesy Louise Bourgeois Foundation
Robert Pettus, photographer

Leonardo Drew
UNTITLED #45
© Leonardo Drew/Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
TX/Film courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA

Jackie Ferrara
TRID, 1978
© Jackie Ferrara.
Jean Paul Torno, photographer

Joel Shapiro
UNTITLED, 1984
© 2005 Joel Shapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Jean Paul Torno, Photographer

Roxy Paine.
PLACEBO, 2004
Robert Pettus, photographer
John Moore, photographer

Jackie Ferrara
CROSS CRETE (1/4M220), 1981
© Jackie Ferrara
The Collection of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Jackie Ferrara
T PYRAMID 4 (M153), 1975
© Jackie Ferrara
Private Collection

Jackie Ferrara
LAUMEIER PROJECT, 1981, rebuilt 2004
© Jackie Ferrara
Laumeier Sculpture Park staff photography
Dan McKeever, Photographer

Jackie Ferrara
LAUMEIER PROJECT A216-DD1, (Detail), 1981
© Jackie Ferrara
Jean Paul Torno, Photographer

Mark di Suvero
BORNIBUS, 1993-1995
© Mark di Suvero/Spacetime, C.C.
Laumeier Sculpture Park staff photography

George Rickey
PERISTYLE II, VARIATION II, 1966
© George Rickey
Laumeier Sculpture Park staff photography

Jackie Ferrara
Laumeier Sculpture Park staff photography
Stanley K. Patz, photographer

ROXY PAINE
Amanita Field [corner piece],s2001
polymer, steel, lacquer, oil
48 X 70 X 20
© Roxy Paine
J. Littkemann, photographer

ROXY PAINE
Impostor [WANAS Foundation, Sweden],s1999 stainless steel
27 feet tall, 18 feet diameter
© Roxy Paine
James Cohan Gallery

ROXY PAINE
Poison Ivy Field (Toxicodendron Radicans),s1997 PETG and vinyl with lacquer, oil paint, earth, sticks and stones in plexiglass case, thermoset polymer
48 X 66 X 48 inches
© Roxy Paine
John Lamka, photographer

Additional photographs of Roxy Paine’s work courtesy of the artist.