Tag: Sculpture
Sandcastles
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Fine-Art-of-Sandcastles.mp3 Author Kachina Domenick Air Date 9/1/2005 Sandcastles Transcript A trip to the beach wouldn’t be the same without playing in the sand. Whether you want to build the perfect sand castle, make the highest drip-mountain, bury your best friend in sand and give them a mermaid’s tail, or try […]
Vinnie Ream, America’s Youngest Sculptress
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Vinnie-Ream-Americas-Youngest-Sculptress.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/25/2003 Vinnie Ream, America’s Youngest Sculptress Transcript Vinnie Ream was the youngest American artist ever to receive a commission from the federal government. In 1866, the United States Congress passed a resolution which offered the 19-year-old a remarkable opportunity, to create a life-sized statue […]
Back to School By Way of the Solar System
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Back-to-School-Via-the-Solar-System.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/29/2002 Back to School By Way of the Solar System Transcript They’ve just done a wonderful thing in our town on what used to be a rather dull, bare street that was devoid of any real visual distinction. There’s a long sidewalk, that’s really […]