Josephine and Her Cubs, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.; SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.; Image on file.; The Herald-Palladium (Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, MI), May 2, 1988.; (Front corner of sculpture's base, in cursive:) Elke Kramer 1988 signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: A mother black bear sits upright with her two cubs, one cub on her proper left side and the other in front of her. Under her proper right foot is a salmon that she has captured, with its mouth open, that the cubs examine.

Owner/Location: Coadministered by City of St. Joseph St. Joseph Michigan 49085; Coadministered by Old St. Joseph Neighborhood Preservation Association St. Joseph Michigan 49085; Located St. Joseph's Library Behind the library in Library Park, corner of State & Market Streets St. Joseph Michigan