Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

at Mount Vernon, Illinois and Cedarhurst Sculpture Park
USA map showing location of the state of IllinoisMap of Illinois showing location of Mount Vernon within the state of Illinois
sign - welcome to Illinois

The two RV Gypsies encountered a hail storm and a short video can be seen by using the TOC button below and choosing Videos/Movies.

Welcome to Cedarhurst:
Nestled on a 90-acre site in southern Illinois, Cedarhurst celebrates the arts year-round with exciting visual and performing arts programs for the public. Explore rolling meadows and woods, home to Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, the museum's outdoor gallery with over 60 large-scale sculptures. Visit the Mitchell Museum with contemporary art exhibitions in two galleries, including the Children's Gallery. Enjoy works by Mary Cassatt, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam and more, part of the museum's American painting collection acquired by founders John R. and Eleanor R. Mitchell.

Flag - Cedarhurst - Center for the Arts
 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, the home of Mount Vernon's chrome gorilla
sign about the chrome gorilla
Mount Vernon's chrome gorilla
Lee Duquette poking Mount Vernon's chrome gorilla in the nose
side view of Mount Vernon's chrome gorilla
Below are pieces of art that were not numbered, and did not have any signs.
Notice the reflection of the two RV Gypsies in the window as Karen Duquette took the photographs.
front view of a statue
back view of a statue with the two RV Gypsies reflected in a window

Below: A Very Naughty Lee Duquette
Naughty Lee Duquette
art sculpture
art in front of the Mitchell Museum
Below: The art sculpture shown below is made out of ONE solid steel piece. Karen Duquette wondered how that was accomplished.
sign about the artist of "Knot"
a big knot made out of steel
Below: Karen Duquette's arms seem to be tied in a knot. LOL
Karen Duquette by the giant knot
sign about the art sculpture made of steel and stone
the art sculpture made of steel and stone
Below: The art sculptures shown below in the pond are free-floating all around the pond.
sign about the art sculptures entiteled Dancers
 one of the art sculptures entitled Dancers
one of the art sculptures entitled Dancers
art sculpture floating in the pond
Below: Ducks by the pond (No, the ducks are NOT sculptures - they are REAL ducks). One duck squawked when Lee and Karen Duquette got too close to them.
Ducks by the pond
ducks
Below: Lee Duquette doing a balancing act on the bridge by the pond. Good thing he held on with one hand.
Lee Duquette doing a balancing act
Lee Duquette doing a balancing act
sign about the art sculpture Stone Vessel
the art sculpture Stone Vessel
sign about the art sculpture Time Flight
Lee Duquette by the art sculpture Time Flight
sign about the artist of the untitled granite sculpture
Karen Duquette under a giant art sculpture
sign about the art sculpture Folded Square Alphabet Q
Lee Duquette by the art sculpture
Art Sculpture Q
sign about the art sculpture Big Bang
the art sculpture Big Bang
sign about the art sculpture Crossroads
the art sculpture Crossroads
sign about the art sculpture The Apprentice
the art sculpture the Apprentice
sign about the art sculpture Three Travelers
the art sculpture Three Travelers
sign about the art sculpture Three Stelae
the art sculpture Three Stelae
sign about the art sculpture Dolmen
the art sculpture Dolmen
sign about the art sculpture Vessel
the art sculpture Vessel
another view of the art sculpture Vessel
close-up view of vessel
sign about the art sculpture Time Tunnel
Lee Duquette in the art sculpture Time Tunnel
Below: Lee and Karen Duquette in the art sculpture entitled "Time Tunnel"
Lee Duquette in the art sculpture Time Tunnel
Karen Duquette in the art sculpture Time Tunnel
Below: The below piece of art entitled Serendipity forms a question mark.
sign about the art entitled Serendipity
art entitled Serendipity forms a question mark
sign about the art Northern Moon
Northern Moon at Cedarhurst Art Center
Below: The sign for The Folded Square Alphabet U - scroll down to see it.
sign about the art sculpture shown below
Below: Look for the letter U that has been folded out of the large piece of steel.
look for the letter U in this art
 another view of the letter U artwork
sign about artwork
artwork at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
a very attractive building at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
untitled statue
Below: The Mitchell Museum and a Time Capsule are located on the same grounds as the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. No photos were taken inside the Mitchell Museum.
sign for the Mitchell Museum
 Cedarhurst time capsule
Below: Art in the town of Mount Vernon in Illinois.
Art in the town of Mount Vernon in Illinois
smile faceA giant female statue outside the store that says "Stan The Tire Man". DUH - That's a female.
A giant female statue outside the store that says Stan The Tire Man
Below: A giant mailbox in the City of Mount Vernon.

A giant mailbox in the City of Mount Vernon
look below

go to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies Hannibal, Missouri - The Boyhood Home of Mark Twain
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