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Tuck Langland
"Kipling's Jungle Book"
Bronze, One of a Kind

Above: Jill Rodriguez, the Bensenville Library Director, and Sculptor Tuck Langland are shown with "Kipling's Jungle Book". Photograph by Julianne Bacon.

Above: Jill Rodriguez, the Bensenville Library Director, and Sculptor Tuck Langland are shown with "Kipling's Jungle Book". Photograph by Julianne Bacon.

Above: The exterior sculpture of "Kipling's Jungle Book" is shown newly installed in front of the Bensenville, IL, Public Library. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: Detail of "Kipling's Jungle Book" by Tuck Langland. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: Detail of "Kipling's Jungle Book" by Tuck Langland. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: An interior sculpture by Tuck Langland of "Kipling's Jungle Book" depicts Mowgli, Bagheera, and Baloo. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: Another view of Mowgli, Bagheera, and Baloo. Photograph by David Wiegand.
Above: Monkeys by Tuck Langland hang overhead in the library. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: A jungle creature by a young library patron adds to the intrigue of "Kipling's Jungle Book". Photograph by David Wiegand.
Above: An elephant by a young library patron can be discovered inside the library. Photograph by David Wiegand.

Above: A turtle sculpture by a young library patron is placed inside the library as part of "Kipling's Jungle Book". Photograph by David Wiegand.

The Bensenville, IL, Public Library recently commissioned Sculptor Tuck Langland to create a one of a kind sculpture to commemorate the library's 50th anniversary celebration. Tuck created sculptural elements depicting scenes from Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" which he placed both inside and outside of the library. In addition, young library patrons attended several sculpture workshops at the library, conducted by Tuck Langland and Sculptureworks artists Karryl and Paul Oestreicher, in order to create unique figures which were cast in bronze and incorporated as part of the library's sculpture.

The sculpture "Kipling's Jungle Book" was unveiled at the Bensenville, IL, Public Library in May of 2010. Click here to view full news story with photographs.

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