RESUME
February 18, 2014
INTRODUCTION
The StudioEIS resume covers projects from 1976 to our most recent commission for the Women’s Monument Commission in Virginia. In our 37 year history we have produced hundreds of projects for Museums, Cultural Institutions, Presidential Libraries, Public Works, Sports Venues, and Corporations worldwide. StudioEIS has produced the largest bronze portrait project in the history of the US for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Our resume is vast and begins with our most recent commissions followed by the various genres we have worked in (edited in chronological order).
Recent, New and Noteworthy Projects for StudioEIS include:
· Jamestown Rediscovery Project, Jamestown, VA & the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History – Exhibition, “JANE, Starvation, Cannibalism and Endurance at Jamestown” – Forensic facial reconstruction of a 14-year-old girl.
· Women’s Monument Commission for the VA State Capitol Grounds in Richmond, VA: StudioEIS and the 1717 Design Group selected to design the Commemorative Women’s Monument, thought to be the first of its kind in the nation
· San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame, Santa Clara, CA: commission to produce 26+ sculptures of the SF 49ers Hall of Fame Athletes, Coaches and Owners for their new venue in Santa Clara, CA.
· American Museum of Natural History – Bronze Sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt for the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial at the AMNH.
· George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Garden: 6 larger than life portrait busts of founding fathers.
Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22362831: Forensic reconstruction for Jamestown, VA and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural history.
http://www.thirteen.org/programs/treasures-of-new-york/: Bronze Sculpture of Theodore Roosevelt Sculpture for Theodore Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7HhTSjAsel: Short documentary of StudioEIS at work.
http://www.virginiacapitol.gov/ - Conceptral rendering of the monument for the winning design of the Women’s Monument Memorial.
http://www.studioeis.com/in-the-news/ - StudioEIS in the news.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/04/us/the-flag-documentary/index.html, “The Flag”
RECENT COMMISSIONS
2013 Women’s Monument Commission, VA State Capitol Grounds, Richmond, VA
StudioEIS and the 1717 Design Group were selected to design and install a monument honoring the achievements of VA Women which includes 10 Bronze Sculptures.
The Great American Project, Liberty, MO
Bronze sculpture of Mark Twain, Unveiling, 2014
John Jay College, New York, New York
StudioEIS has been commissioned to sculpt a bronze figure of Chief Justice John Jay for the lobby of the college.
Maryland Department of General Services, Maryland State House, Annnapolis, MD
In conjunction with the Maryland State Archives, StudioEIS will be sculpting a bronze figure of George Washington as he gave his resignation speech to congress in the winter of 1783. In addition, there will be a sculpture of Molly Ridout, who had attended the resignation.
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Bronze Sculpture of Sanford I. Weill
Earl Scruggs Center, Shelby, NC
Portrait sculpture of Earl Scruggs
Nomura Holding, America, Inc., New York, NY
Fabricated wall features, screen and logo for Nomura’s NYC Office
Jamestown Rediscovery Project, Jamestown, VA & the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History – Exhibition, “JANE, Starvation, Cannibalism and Endurance at Jamestown” – Forensic facial reconstruction of a 14-year-old girl.
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame, Santa Clara, CA
Sculptures of the 49ers Hall of Famers to open in 2014.
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Portrait sculptures of late 18th/early 19th women to display artifact clothing
Museum of Transportation, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Sculptures of the many Mayors of Guaynabo
National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning, GA
Military Sculptures and Horses for the Arms and Armor Gallery
2012 The Great American Project, Liberty, MO
Bronze sculpture of George Washington, unveiled July 4, 2013
2012 Arlington National Cemetery Visitors Center, Arlington, VA
Iconic sculpture of the Taps Bugler
Funline Animation, Poland
Wax figures of famous rock band, Czerwone Gitary
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, American Museum of Natural History, NY
Bronze sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt
U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair, DC
2 historical military sculptures
Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, VA
6 larger than life portrait busts of founding fathers
GW Carver High School, Columbus, GA
Memorial Sculpture of Dr. S.P. Charleston, Principal/renowned pre-civil rights educator
Center of Military History, Ft. Belvoir, VA
Military sculptures for a museum exhibit teaching gallery
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Life Size Sculpture of Emilio Navarro.
Sharradha Entertainment, Mumbai, India
Wax figure of the famous film actress, Rani Mukerji
Museum of Sports, Gurabo, PR
17 portrait sculptures of renowned athletes
2011 Maryland Public Policy Institute, Rockville, MD
Portrait Bust of Charles Carroll
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, VA
30 figurative sculptures and one horse
National Infantry Museum, Ft. Benning, GA
TOW Missile Exhibition and 12 figurative sculptures displaying artifact uniforms
New York Historical Society, New York, NY
Bronze sculptures of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, Calgary, Canada
Portrait Sculptures of Legendary Sports Heroes
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2011 Virginia Capitol Foundation, Virginia Capitol, Richmond, VA
Larger than life bronze sculpture of Thomas Jefferson
2008 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI
Bronze sculpture of Lucius Lyon, 19th C Senator from MI
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
Bronze sculpture of Thomas Jefferson
2007 Morristown Green, Morristown, NJ
Bronze sculptures of Washington, Hamilton & Lafayette
2006 Tiger Woods Foundation, Los Alamitos, CA
Larger than life bronze sculptures of Tiger Woods & Earl Woods
2004 Legacy Soccer Foundation
World Cup Soccer Player Commemorating the 10th Anniversary
Of the World Cup
Orlando, FL
2001 Firemen’s Memorial Sculpture, Brooklyn, NY
Memorial of 3 Bronze Firefighter Figures on Granite Base
1997 City of Cerritos, Cerritos, CA
Bronze portrait figure of Pat Nixon
1988 Cincinnati Bicentennial Commission, Cincinnati, OH
1 bronze figure of John James Audubon for the riverwalk
1984 Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell, MA
1 bronze figure of a canal worker for an exterior fountain
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES-SITES
2009 James Madison’s Montpelier, Orange, VA
Bronze sculptures of James and Dolley Madison
2008 National Trust for Historic Preservation, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington
Bronze sculpture of Lincoln and his Horse
2006 The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College Station, TX
Portrait figure of George Bush, Sr.
2003 FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY
Portrait figures of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in Bronze
2002 Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library & Birthplace, Yorba Linda, CA
2 portrait figures of Richard Nixon & Zhou Enlai, Traveling Exhibit
2001 Truman University ,Kirksville , MO
Bronze portrait figure of Harry S. Truman
The Truman Library, Independence, MO
Bronze portrait figure of Harry S. Truman
1994 Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, TX
Figure of a woman dancing for their exhibit on the 1920's
1991 Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, TX
10 WWII figures for the exhibit, "World War II: Personal Accounts, Pearl Harbor to V-J Day"
1990 Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library & Birthplace, Yorba Linda, CA 10 portrait figures of world leaders that influenced President Nixon's life.
PERMANENT COLLECTION
New York Historical Society, New York, NY
National Trust for Historic Preservation, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington
EXHIBITIONS CURATED BY STUDIOEIS
2010 Abraham Lincoln: One Man, Two Views, Traveling Exhibition
The making of two new sculptures of Abraham Lincoln in his 200th year:
Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD, EISBOX Projects, NY,
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
FILM AND DOCUMENTARY
2013 Travel Channel, November 24, 2013
America Declassified, Jamestown
JANE Starvation, Cannibalism, and Endurance at Jamestown
Produced and Directed by Danny W. Schmidt and David M. Givens
2013 CNN: “The Flag”, directected by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein,
the fate of the NYC Firefighter’s Memorial. See Links:
2007 The History Channel, “The Search for George Washington”
The History Channel: “WRITTEN IN BONE”
2005 CSPAN, “Founding Fathers”, The National Constitution Center
2002 NYC, New York Public Radio, The Firefighter’s Memorial
PUBLICATIONS
2013 JANE, Starvation, Cannibalism, and Endurance at Jamestown
James Horn, William Kelso, Douglas Owsley, Beverly Straube
2012 Their Skeletons Speak, KENNEWICK MAN AND THE PALEOAMERICAN WORLD
Sally M. Walker, Douglas W. Owsley
2011 The Many Faces of GEORGE WASHINGTON, REMAKING A PRESIDENTIAL ICON
Carla Killough McClafferty
2009 WRITTEN IN BONE Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Sally M. Walker
2007 THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
Michael Les Benedict, John Bogle
THE LETTERS OF PIERCE BUTLER 1790-1794
Edited by Terry W. Lipscomb
2006 Cincinnati Sculpture Unveiled, The Story Behind the Art
Randy Centner & Philip Farr
WATCHING THE WORLD CHANGE, The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11
David Friend
2005 US Postage Stamp “To Form A More Perfect Union”
Image from The National Civil Rights Museum
2004 THE AMERICAN NATIONAL TREE
National Constitution Center, Biographies from an exhibit
2000 MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER
Theresa Hayward Bll, Jack Campisi, Steve Dunwell
1995 Everyday People, The National Civil Rights Museum,
Alice Faye Duncan
1992 WORLD WAR II Personal Accounts PEARL HARBOR TO V-J DAY
A traveling exhibition sponsored by The National Archives and
Records Administration, Gary A. Yarrington, Curator and Catalog Editor,
James Stokesbury, Essay
LECTURES
2010 The Metropolitan Club, Washington, DC
“Picturing History” with Ivan Schwartz
National Trust for Historic Preservation, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington
“Picturing History” with Ivan Schwartz
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
“Conversation with Ivan Schwartz”, Director of StudioEIS
2009 Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
“StudioEIS and the Art of Visual Storytelling, Two new sculpture of Abraham Lincoln”
2006 Washington College, Chestertown, MD
Marymount College, New York, NY
2000 Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY
1998 U.S. Army Museums Conference, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Conference “Thinking Outside the Box”
Exhibit Design, World Symposium, Chicago, IL
1976 The University of Minnesota School of Architecture
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
2010 UPS, TV Commercial, New York, NY
Larger than life replica of wooden mannequin foot
2008 Nurai Island Residence, Abu Dhabi, UAE
25 architectural models representing unique limited edition beach front
villas developed by Zaya Real Estate Corporation
HISTORY MUSEUMS
2011 National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK
Cowboy Sculpture
2011 The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait sculpture of Gigi Fernandez, Tennis Champion
2010 National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Figurative sculpture of Korean Pilot
Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, VA
Nine historical military figurative sculptures
Oxbow Corporation, West Palm Beach, FL
Portrait Sculpture of Custer’s Scout, Curly for Private Collector
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Forensic recreation sculptures
Iglesia Pueblo de Amos, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Portrait Sculpture of Amos Tosado
Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Figurative sculptures for an exhibit on Women’s History of the West
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, IA
Historical figures from the 1780’s
The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait figures of renowned athletes such as Roberto Alomar, gymnast, Diego Lizardi & boxer, Carlos Ortiz, among many others
Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center, Garden City, NY
Fallen Firefighter Memorial Sculpture
NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte, NC
Portrait sculptures of the founding fathers of NASCAR
Eddie Robinson Museum, Grambling, LA
Portrait figure of the coach, Eddie Robinson.
2009 George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Mount Vernon, VA
Traveling Exhibit - Forensically recreated wax figures of George Washington at 3 stages in his life, portrait figures of Otis and Livingston at Washington’s inauguration
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
Bronze Sculpture of Lincoln for the new Visitor Center
2009 African Burial Ground Interpretive Center, New York, NY
Realistic figures depicting a moment in history for New York’s African community
York College, Jamaica, NY
Figure of a Tuskegee Airman for York College
2008 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Forensic recreation sculptures for the exhibit, Written in Bone:
Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake
Yankee Stadium Museum, New York, NY
Fiberglass sculptures of Don Larsen & Yogi Berra from the
“1956 Perfect World Series Game”
2007 National Infantry Museum, Ft. Benning, GA
40 tonally painted military figures from the past to current day, 12 figures displaying
artifact uniforms, 58 heads and hands for mannequins displaying uniforms
2006 The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait figure of Crissy Fuentes
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Whitehall, AL
5 tonal figures depicting characters from this Civil Rights march
The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait figures of well known athletes
2005- George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Mount Vernon, VA
2006 Forensically recreated wax figures of George Washington at 3 stages in his life, 4 bronze portrait figures of George & Martha Washington & their grandchildren, portrait figures of Otis and
Livingston at Washington’s inauguration and 2 Peppers Ghosts of George Washington.
U.S. Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, AL
Special Forces figurative sculpture
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA
Historical Figures
2004 The National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
74 realistically painted Marine Corps figures
2003 The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait figures of Roberto Clemente, Rafael Ramirez
3 Stooges, Pennsylvania
Portrait figures of the 3 Stooges for the fan club.
2002 St. Croix Island International Historic Site, Red Beach, ME
6 larger than life bronze historical figures, bronze village model
The Peabody Museum, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
6 figures and cast dwellings depicting the history of Machu Picchu for the exhibition
“Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas”
Augusta Canal Authority Interpretive Center, Augusta, GA
Historical, tonally painted figures
The Puerto Rico Museum of Sports, Guaynabo, PR
Portrait figures of renowned athletes
University of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame, Iowa City, IA
Sports figure and Mascot
Joliet Area Historical Museum, Joliet, IL
5 historical figures: canal and steel workers
Chickamauga National Military Park, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
2 Civil War Soldiers
2001 The National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA
42 bronze figures of the signers of the Constitution
Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford, VA
3 Portrait figures including Robert E. Lee
International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, KY
4 musicians
Founders Hall Interpretive Center, Prince Edward Island, Canada
5 portrait figures of the founders of the Canadian Constitution
The Cherokee National Historical Society, Tahlequah, OK