Author Topic: Edwin's mom's work mentioned on Jeopardy ... again (Read 402 times)

richbass939 · « **on:** April 23, 2016, 09:43:30 AM »

On Friday's Jeopardy ... A plaque at her bronze statue in Manhattan calls her a Delegate to the United Nations & The First Lady of the World.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt? is the answer (or question in this case).
The statue is the work of Penelope Jencks, Edwin's mother.

http://www.penelopejencks.com/

http://www.gobronze.org/artists/jencks/eleanor.html

For us map/geography geeks, the statue's location is at the extreme southeastern corner of Riverside Park which is along the western edge of Manhattan. On Google Maps the Streetview gives a fairly decent look at the setting of the statue.

smokin_dave · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2016, 11:18:24 AM »

Incredible.Such amazing talent.Thanks for posting this.
Would love to see this art in person.

richbass939 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2016, 12:11:04 PM »

Agreed. I would also love to see this artist in person.
Rich

edwin · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2016, 12:55:42 AM »

Well, if you make it to Tanglewood, there are a couple of pieces, Amherst College has one, there is also a monument on Comm. Ave in Boston, and others scattered about.

She's got some other stuff in the works now, too.

Here's the tiny URL to the book on the Eleanor piece: http://tinyurl.com/zj2b6jz

More books here:
http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=penelope+jencks

And now that she's turned 80, she's trying to figure what's going to happen to her huge stash of sculpture that remains unsold, so pieces are available!

811952 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2016, 05:53:06 AM »

Beautiful!

John

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2016, 12:12:34 PM »

what a beautifull work!

hankster · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:10:38 PM »

Okay, these are just fantastic. Thanks for sharing these with us!

R.