tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72847887392137901522024-03-13T15:02:40.836-07:00S.P. Dinsmoor's Garden of EdenGarden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-24061436074488554302011-09-10T05:42:00.000-07:002011-09-10T05:42:32.034-07:00Good article on the progress at the Garden of Eden, from the Hays Daily News<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="story_headline">Bringing Dinsmoor's vision back to life </div><div id="pubdate">Published on -9/9/2011, 3:04 PM</div><div class="printfriend"><a href="http://www.hdnews.net/printstory/gardenofedenNW091111" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.hdnews.net/mailstoryform/gardenofedenNW091111" target="_blank"></a></div><div class="storyad"> </div><span class="story_text">By MIKE CORN </span><br />
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LUCAS -- He might be a resident of Oxnard, Calif., but Ben Caguioa was well aware of the Garden of Eden before ever visiting Kansas.<br />
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He's knee-deep into the garden now, serving as the art conservator for the Kohler Foundation, the Wisconsin-based group that purchased the famed Garden of Eden and is restoring it.<br />
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"It's a pretty famous site," he said.<br />
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His crew members all agreed, taking quick breaks in the 100-degree heat of late August, taking a sip of water or seeking refuge in the shade.<br />
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Caguioa has been in Lucas since May 6, first leading a group of interns in the cleaning and restoration project. The interns have left, and he's being aided by two Kohler employees who volunteered to travel to Kansas for the project.<br />
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Read the entire thing here: <a href="http://www.hdnews.net/Story/gardenofedenNW091111">Hays Daily News</a></div>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-65169705383285546862011-09-10T05:36:00.000-07:002011-09-10T05:36:01.264-07:00Garden upgrade ongoing | The Hutchinson News:Yet another article about the Garden of Eden restoration! Progress is going well, and we're still open for tours...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hutchnews.com/localregional/Garden-of-Eden">Garden upgrade ongoing | The Hutchinson News:</a>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-78886224683063781252011-07-31T10:51:00.001-07:002011-07-31T11:00:35.963-07:00Turner Falls Reporter, April 26, 1916<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARVHySqeBeqrLV_L9H4GuEGVXgn2vycvWXoEZq5Xq_ISz4072-JjXaC_imRToqyJU242-xY4RYuTsBZ0B1mYSpcxf9IUZvtBtVUjg2FDJaqm4XBBBdGKVT6PlCxsXlaRhEDVy9POmpFY/s1600/Turner+Falls+Reporter+4-26-16-735963.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARVHySqeBeqrLV_L9H4GuEGVXgn2vycvWXoEZq5Xq_ISz4072-JjXaC_imRToqyJU242-xY4RYuTsBZ0B1mYSpcxf9IUZvtBtVUjg2FDJaqm4XBBBdGKVT6PlCxsXlaRhEDVy9POmpFY/s320/Turner+Falls+Reporter+4-26-16-735963.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635577931061444754" /></a></p><DIV> </DIV>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-60809262959619712442011-07-31T10:51:00.000-07:002011-07-31T10:58:57.290-07:00Milwaukee Sentinal, August 7, 1927<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_guZInekU77zf7uZh0sxa_5ay23Ac7w7Lz5WhnTbkToJ4sCW1PO2CwSnI6viq6qfgymMCY5k0dbfoFXSwkHMb3bQkIyqtvKk2h2F5Z3644h46xXYUrY-1aOy6E-eKTZ_B_8CazjVHEo/s1600/Milwaukee+Sentinal+8-7-27-737291.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_guZInekU77zf7uZh0sxa_5ay23Ac7w7Lz5WhnTbkToJ4sCW1PO2CwSnI6viq6qfgymMCY5k0dbfoFXSwkHMb3bQkIyqtvKk2h2F5Z3644h46xXYUrY-1aOy6E-eKTZ_B_8CazjVHEo/s320/Milwaukee+Sentinal+8-7-27-737291.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635577508002045138" /></a></p><DIV> </DIV>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-62273805398884776042011-07-21T18:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T18:28:52.826-07:00Tonight on KWCH-12 News: "Garden of Eden" gets overhaul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6mZCEUyed-kapiRlZIsfMY4SwVX1kTgvKksem6G0IXwDhVEQliFI3_1BzHHdeglqgfw417P9lIn_Juyl3BTXSOnJvhERNQVcxyGjSwpYexvRwjzMGr09HWEc_2kNmVuAfbMIowWborw/s1600/Emma+and+flag-732827.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6mZCEUyed-kapiRlZIsfMY4SwVX1kTgvKksem6G0IXwDhVEQliFI3_1BzHHdeglqgfw417P9lIn_Juyl3BTXSOnJvhERNQVcxyGjSwpYexvRwjzMGr09HWEc_2kNmVuAfbMIowWborw/s320/Emma+and+flag-732827.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631982595856374626" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial> <H1><FONT size=2>(LUCAS,KAN, July 21, 2011, KARL MAN)— </FONT></H1> <DIV class="articlebody " id=story-body> <DIV id=story-body-text> <P><FONT size=2>It's a Kansas landmark more than a century old but now "The Garden of Eden" has a new owner and is getting a face lift.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>Eyewitness News told you last week a Wisconsin based company bought "The Garden of Eden" in Lucas and they've spent the last two months touching up some of the sculptures.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>"This treasure is a Kansas and a Lucas treasure", says Terri Yoho with the Kohler Foundation.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>The mentioned treasure is the "The Garden of Eden" described by many as an outdoor art exhibit that details American history, religion, and culture all with an abstract backdrop.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>An art restoration crew of specialists from around the country have been living in Lucas for the past two months updating the landmark property.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>"The people in the area really have a commitment and ownership and when we come in we want them to feel part of that", added Yoho.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>The town of Lucas is a very art centered community one might think that there would be some apprehension maybe even a ripple effect with a new company coming in and taking over the exhibit.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>Those that have been with "The Garden Of Eden" for over a decade say that's not the case at all and called the transition very smooth."</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-81291831609579149892011-07-15T14:10:00.000-07:002011-07-15T14:40:31.434-07:00Garden of Eden and some EXCITING NEWS!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4MQGClHG-qP_c4WT0PKuJxAykt2B0OULHGIGjmmSrLTJw08ml_D4giG4WVklXoWwqv85-cwoMBa7H5ve2doTWL5R3x3zocokopuqcNz1pkBa5pDdiL8CBvD9grnO-4XqeU6xtyrN3hw/s1600/IMG_1893-731435.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4MQGClHG-qP_c4WT0PKuJxAykt2B0OULHGIGjmmSrLTJw08ml_D4giG4WVklXoWwqv85-cwoMBa7H5ve2doTWL5R3x3zocokopuqcNz1pkBa5pDdiL8CBvD9grnO-4XqeU6xtyrN3hw/s320/IMG_1893-731435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629697244430109298" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are in the middle of an amazing, exciting development at the Garden of Eden. This summer, 2011, the entire site is undergoing a complete restoration, spearheaded by Kohler Foundation of Sheboygan Wisconsin. Here's the official press release:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.15in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas is undergoing a remarkable transformation. A team of art conservators, technicians and interns from Kohler Foundation, Inc. of Kohler, Wisconsin has begun cleaning and restoring the sculpture-filled environment so that they will be close to what S. P. Dinsmoor first envisioned in 1906. This restoration work began prior to the Kohler Foundation completing the purchase of the Garden from Garden of Eden, Inc., which has taken care of the site for over two decades.</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.1in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: .5in" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This transformation </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">is </FONT><B><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">the culmination of a three year conversation, between Garden of Eden, Inc. (the owner of the Garden) and the Kohler Foundation, concerning the future well-being of the site. John Hachmeister, the founder of Garden of Eden, Inc., first met with Kohler Foundation Executive Director, Terri Yoho in 2008 while visiting the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Hachmeister said, "I asked Terri if there was a way the foundation could help us with restoration of the Garden." He went on to explain, "in the 23 years we had been caring for the site, we had never had the funds or the expertise to tackle some of the more daunting repair issues the concrete sculpture gave us. Dinsmoor was a true artist in the way he pushed the limits of his ability and the materials he used. Unfortunately for us, some of the techniques and materials, like reinforcing concrete with window screen, have failed over time." Ms. Yoho replied by suggesting the site should be sold to the Kohler Foundation so they could carry out a complete restoration/ preservation plan.</FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.1in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Kohler Foundation is the leading organization in the world committed to preservation and restoration of sites like the Garden. Terri was very clear in what they could do and how they would proceed. It took the next several years for Garden of Eden owners to negotiate an agreement that would be best for the Garden, the Lucas community, and the stockholders.</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0.1in 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 3.0in" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hachmeister recalls that the reason he first arranged for the purchase of the Garden of Eden was to insure it would stay intact in Lucas. There is a sad history of sites like these being cut up and sold piece-meal to collectors on both coasts and he didn't want to see this happen to the Garden of Eden. At that point, he didn't fully realize the commitment in time and money the Garden owners were taking on. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">"It's been a labor of love, but also quite a burden," </I>said Hachmeister. The Kohler Foundation has stepped in to tackle the restoration process and will help with future care. Once the restoration work is complete, Kohler will deed the site to a non-profit corporation, "Friends of S. P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden". The "Friends" organization will continue management of the site as a tourist attraction in keeping with Dinsmoor's original vision. The board of this non-profit includes Lucas community leaders as well as individuals active in the arts at the University of Kansas.</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Garden of Eden, the City of Lucas, the State of Kansas, and the Nation are indebted to the Kohler Foundation for this remarkable act of philanthropy. There could be no better future for this remarkable work of art. The Kohler Foundation, </FONT></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">with the guidance of Terri Yoho,. has insured the Garden of Eden will be there for future generations, said Hachmeister.</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.15in" align=justify><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Contact information:</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.3in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Terri Yoho, Executive Director Kohler Foundation 920-458-1972</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.1in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John Hachmeister, Director Garden of Eden, Inc.</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.8pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" align=justify><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LETTER-SPACING: 0.2pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Home- 785-863-2982 Office- 785-864-3274 </FONT><SPAN><A href=""><SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=#000000>hachmeister@ku.edu</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></DIV>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-4367989457665992322011-06-21T19:39:00.000-07:002011-06-21T19:40:51.081-07:00Before and After: Cain and his Wife, fleeing<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt618ffBxdhBuMrzSm0rnkM4WkmLjAOchbGh-8vKrt7QaKlMD9cHjkb41fo2ezmNhEpIuGLw-W-cDzAtElBchp5vZ1qmzPMLVOk3IqXjr8pq0T2DC8m9lPe3AZ2PxdTk4C-Ac9tESoexg/s1600/Cain+and+Wife+B%2526A-751082.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt618ffBxdhBuMrzSm0rnkM4WkmLjAOchbGh-8vKrt7QaKlMD9cHjkb41fo2ezmNhEpIuGLw-W-cDzAtElBchp5vZ1qmzPMLVOk3IqXjr8pq0T2DC8m9lPe3AZ2PxdTk4C-Ac9tESoexg/s320/Cain+and+Wife+B%2526A-751082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620868589931225074" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's Cain and his wife, fleeing. This is a Before and After pic, showing the progress and amazing change that a deep cleaning can provide. And, as you can see, c</FONT>leaning of the Garden of Eden sculptures is going along swimmingly! Check out progress on our Flickr photostream: <FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37930099@N02/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/37930099@N02/</A></FONT></DIV>Garden of Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420919941075805199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284788739213790152.post-66851454819673723672011-05-12T11:15:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:25.761-07:00Garden of Eden, now with a Google Place!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Read reviews from travelers, upload it to your navigation unit, or take a street-view tour with that little man thing Google provides...<br />
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