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Permanent Collection
The Woodson Art Museum's grounds boast an assortment of sculpture that delights visitors young and old. From Deborah Butterfield's Kua to Burt Brent's The Heavyweight, there is an artistic style and an animal friend waiting to be discovered. Other highlights include Kent Ullberg's striking 12-foot-high pair of bronze whooping cranes, installed near the entrance to the garden, serving as a beacon for visitors arriving at the Museum.
Duck Baby, ca. 1915
Edith Barretto Parsons, American 1878-1956
Ducklings

This sculpture was originally given by Alice Richardson Yawkey - Leigh Yawkey Woodson's mother - to the Wausau School District, which transferred it to the Museum in 1995.

Harvest Moon, 1996
Chapel, American b. 1948
Timber wolves

Chapel uses a variety of patinas in this evocative sculpture.

The Heavyweight, 1994
Burt Brent, American b. 1938
Hippopotamus

This stylized hippo is a favorite of young visitors.

Great Blue Heron, 1983
Kent Ullberg, American b. Sweden 1945

One of three Ullberg sculptures on the Museum's ground, the heron graces the English garden.

Ostrich (5/5), 2000, bronze
Bart Walter American b, 1958

To capture the essence of the ostrich the artist spent hours in the wild studying its lifestyle.

Three Wild Turkeys (5/7), 2002, bronze
Walter T. Matia American b. 1953

Matia’s sculpture is a study in reactions, a frozen moment that captures wild turkeys in the field.