Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George Greenamyer (American, born 1939)

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

1. George Greenamyer (American, born 1939) Marker

Inscription.

Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 301, 1998, 1998
forged and fabricated steel, steel pipe, machined steel and mechanical parts, granite base, industrial enamel paints
204 × 80 × 8 inches
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission, with funds raised to commemorate Debra Lakin

George Greenamyer's Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 30, 1998, 1998, pays homage to Laumeier's former Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Debra Lakin. Greenemayer was approached by Lakin to create a commemorative sculpture shortly before her passing in 1998. The piece is a narrative illustration of her personal and professional family. The kinetic schooner depicts the boat Lakin had traveled on in Maine. She sits at the bow playing her favorite music by Claude Debussy. Her faithful German Shepherd sits behind her, along with former Laumeier employees who hold blocks of ice and fire to represent specific festivities at the Park. Lakin's brother and sister are also along for the adventure, carrying meaningful symbols including a Mickey Mouse hat and an evergreen tree. Lastly, her parents are seated at the tiller, safely guiding the boat and its passengers through the wind.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1998.

Location. 38° 32.717′ N, 90° 25.078′ W. Marker is in Sunset Hills, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Laumeier Sculpture Park. It can be reached from Laumeier Park Road east of Rott Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12900 Sunset Bluff Ct, Saint Louis MO 63127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

<i>Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 30, 1998</i> image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

2. Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 30, 1998

markers are within walking distance of this marker: Geoffrey Krawzyck (American, born 1978) (a few steps from this marker); Donald Lipski (American, born 1947) (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom Huck (American, born 1971) (within shouting distance of this marker); Ian Hamilton Finlay (British, 1925-2006) (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Witkin (American born South Africa, 1936-2006) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (approx. ¼ mile away); Tony Tasset (American, born 1960) (approx. ¼ mile away); Marie Watt (American, Born 1967) (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunset Hills.

Closeup of <i>Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 30, 1998</i> image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

3. Closeup of Heritage Schooner for Debra Lakin, September 30, 1998

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.