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Joy Kroeger Beckner
"Life's A Ball!"
Bronze, Edition of 20 & 2 Artist's Proofs
Lifesized Standard Dachshund 29" L

Also Available:
"Life's A Ball!" Miniature
Bronze, Edition of 99 & 9 Artist's Proofs
1:6 Scale, 4 3/4" L x 2 1/4" H x 1 1/2" D

Photograph by Mel Schockner.
Photograph by Mel Schockner.

Joy Kroeger Beckner (right) talks about "Life's a Ball!" at the 2003 "Touching Leaves . . ." Sculpture Show and Sale in Danville, IL. Photograph by Elizabeth Loggins.
Photograph by Mel Schockner.

"This life-sized bronze was inspired by my standard, smooth dachshund, Ch. Retdachs Brwneyed Hansomboy AKA Edgar Allen Nose or J. Edgar Pooter! As a puppy, Edgar often played with his Buster Cube™. He would twist and turn his body while trying to wrestle food out of this toy. His contortions, strength, and determination fascinated me. The cube evolved into a ball, "On the Ball." The pup evolved into a "man" and the ball into a bigger ball. Weldon Long, my dachshund anatomy mentor, nicknamed the dog in the sculpture Herky for Hercules, because he is so big and strong! Edgar is a happy, outgoing boy. He inspired the name." - Joy Kroeger Beckner

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