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A very special bronze portrait of a young Queen Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands, by artist, Barbara
S. Lewis, has been commissioned and is available
in a very limited edition of 10 (ten).
This 16 inch sculpture is now part of the permanent
collection of the Queen Wilhelmina State Park, in Polk County, Arkansas, near
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Click Photos for an Enlarged View |
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Shown are the two patina's available, Silver and
Bronze.
The size is 15 3/4 inches high, 14 inches long, and 6 inches wide.
It sits on a tiered base of bronze, on marble, on wood.
Edition of 10, available for purchase, signed and numbered by the artist.
A portion of this purchase will be donated to the Mena Art Gallery for the
project detailed below. Price: $4800.00.
Visa, and Mastercard accepted.
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The
historic Queen Wilhelmina Lodge, now part of the State Park, originally
opened in 1898 as a resort for executives of the Kansas City Southern Railroad,
owned by the Dutch Railroad. This was the same year that Wilhelmina was
crowned queen, and thus the lodge was named and dedicated in her honor.
Queen Wilhelmina owned and rode horses all her life.
It was a favorite pastime of her royal highness and husband, Prince Hendrik.
We choose here to immortalize the queen as a young woman in the year of her
crowning, doing what she loved best.
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This sculpture
is the beginning of a dream for the art community of the Mena Valley.
With a desire to bring art into the lives of those who may never have
the opportunity
to experience it, the hope is that this group will be able to acquire funding to erect a
1 1/4 life size monument on the site of the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge, in
the Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Being a breeder of Egyptian
Arabian Horses, artist Barbara Lewis has placed the Queen on the back of
an Arabian, bringing attention to the breed, as well.
Below is how that monument might look, in part, in either of two
proposed locations, when erected. If you would like to donate to
this effort, you may
contact the Mena Art Gallery for further information.
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This is to the left
of the main entrance. |
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Here it would be
viewed as one approaches the lodge. |
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CONTACT
Barbara S Lewis
5223 Hwy 71 So
Cove, AR 71937
Phone: 870 387-8439
EMAIL
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