Sculpture

Exchange-Marian Anderson Sculpture

Exchange-Marian Anderson Sculpture
FILE – Singer Marian Anderson appears at the Ladies’ Home Journal’s “Women of the Decade Awards in New York on Nov. 28, 1979. The pioneering Black contralto’s name will now

Artist Brenda Councill Has Been Recognized Nationally for a Sculpture Monument Project

Artist Brenda Councill Has Been Recognized Nationally for a Sculpture Monument Project
February 29, 2024 Resident artist, Brenda Councill has been recognized nationally for a sculpture monument project. Through a partnership with Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in Jacksonville, Fl., Councill has completed the first phase of work on the first life-size likeness of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the United States. Stowe was a famous nineteenth-century abolitionist and author of the 1852 anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The sculpture is comprised of  3 figures and titled, “Harriet Beecher Stowe in Mandarin,” Councill’s bronze sculpture will represent Stowe as she was while living in Mandarin, a suburb of Jacksonville, Fl. during the winters of 1867 through 1884. Read more

Winter Carnival returns to Middlebury with ski races, ice sculpture contest and more

Winter Carnival returns to Middlebury with ski races, ice sculpture contest and more
The annual Winter Carnival returned to campus at full capacity last weekend, following a brief ski race hiatus last year. The weekend included Middlebury Carnival ski races as well as on-campus activities organized by Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) such as an ice-sculpting competition outside of Proctor Dining Hall, s’more-making on Battell Beach and a formal masquerade-themed ball held in the Virtue Field House on Saturday night.