| Before exploring the Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden, the two
RV Gypsies checked out the 5 creations at the Mehringer Rock Garden (Fountain
City Rock Garden), which is on the same property. |
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| Now on to the Schlosstein Gardens |
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| Three of the sculptures shown below on the drawing were not
present on the day the two RV Gypsies visited: #18-Cedar Tree, # 9-Terraced
Planter with Headlamp Pots and # 39- Indian Scout on Pony (artist Halvor
Landsverk) |
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| Herman A, Rusch was born in a log cabin in 1885 near Arcadia,
Wisconsin and was an outdoor man all his life as well as a lover and student
of nature, He farmed for 40 years then sold his farm to his son. He started
his venture when he was 71 years old and did all the work himself, In building
and on the grounds as a good way to kill old age boredom, (see item #1 below) |
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1. Painted concrete Self-Portrait of Herman Rusch gazes
at his sculpture garden " I'll still see what's going on here when
I'm not around."
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2. Planter with Intersecting Arches |
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| 3. Cylinder Planter with Finial |
4. Birdbath |
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5. Arched Fence (several
different views because it was so long and spectacular) |
This gracefully
arched fence that runs over 260 feet is Rusch's signature piece. "You
could go around the world five times and never see another like it." |
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| 6. Millstone on Base |
7. Conical Marker |
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| 8. Birdhouses on Column |
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Close-up of the sign on sculpture shown
above |
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| 10. Hindu Temple |
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| 11. Watchtower |
12. Cylindrical Planter |
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| 13. Rocket to the stars, also known as Sunspire - |
- a close up of the Sunspire (item 13) |
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| 14. Small Planter |
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| 15. Sunspire (Pyramidal) and a close-up of
the Sunspire |
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| 16. Arched Double Planter |
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| 17. Cactus Garden |
19. Cylindrical Planter |
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20. Giant Vessel and a close-up of the Giant
Vessel
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| 21. Norwegian Hunter Fighting Bear (artist:
Hakvir Kabdsverjk) |
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| 22. Mountain Landscape (The two RV Gypsies were not sure
which side of the Mountain Landscape is the front and which side is the
back) |
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| 23. Paddlewheel Birdhouse |
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| 24. Planter |
25. Platecosaurus |
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26. Polar Bear with Ribbon Seal
(artist: Halvor Landsverk) |
27. Snake |
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| 28. Morning Glory Teepee |
29. Planter with Intersecting Arches |
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| 30. Triceratops |
31. Stegosaurus |
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| 32. Square Planter |
33. Footed Planter |
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| 34. Conical Marker |
35. Planter |
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36. Terraced Planter with Headlamp Pots -
(no headlamp pots at this time) |
37. Fountain of Venus |
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| 38. Basin (artist: Herman Rusch) Formerly with Indian Maiden
but was destroyed (artist: Halvor Landsverk) |
40. Low Planter |
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| 41 Arches and 42. - the Prairie Moon Museum "Where
the sun kist dew drops on the morning flower, one of God's greatest gifts
and man's much cherished dower." |
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| Lee photographed Karen photographing the sculptures |
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| Flowers outside the Prairie Moon Museum |
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| Lee Duquette really liked this tree, so it
got photographed. |
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| The two RV Gypsies head back to their truck,
ready for the next adventure. |
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