"So Good to See You"
“So Good to See You” SS, Life-size Standard Smooth Dachshund in bronze by Joy Beckner
"So Good to See You" SS being welded for exhibition. Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, CO. Photo by Kitty Nicholason.
"So Good to See You” SS, Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, CO. Photo by Dillard Jenkins.
"So Good to See You” SS, Permanent Collection, Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar, MO
"So Good to See You" SS, Permanent Collection, Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar, MO
Children play with "So Good to See You" SS, at the opening of the Flower Mound Library, as seen in the Hometown Star, a publication of the Star-Telegram, Ft. Worth, TX, November 19, 2000. Photo by Brooks Whittington.
"So Good to See You” SS (top view of two) Photography by Marty Keeven
Mary Kay and Paul Jeynes Memorial Award for an Animal Bronze Sculpture, 107th Annual Exhibition, Allied Artists of America, NYC
Phillip Eisenberg Memorial Award for an Animal Bronze, Salmagundi Club Members Show, NYC.
Purchase Award, The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO.
Best Animal Sculpture, Viselaya Sculpture Competition, Concord, MA.
Best Sculpture, Red River Valley Museum, Third Annual National Juried Exhibition, Vernon, TX.
American Artists Fund Award, American Artists’ Professional League, 74th Annual Grand National Exhibition, NYC.
Elliot Siskin Award for Representational Sculpture, Society of Animal Artists, 41st Annual Members Exhibition & National Museum Tour.
The Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America, Inc., 88th Annual Exhibition, NYC.
Paws & Reflect: Art of Canines, a Museum Traveling Exhibition, 2007-2010. Brochure cover photo!
“So Good to See You” SS
Life-sized Standard Smooth 16″L x 15″H x 12″D
Bronze Ed. 20 & 2 Artist’s Proofs ©2000. Approx. 31-38 pounds
“So Good to See You, Too” SS is commissioned as a mirrored version of “So Good to See You” SS. It will face “So Good to See You” SS at an entrance.
“So Good to See You, Too” SL will also debut in late Fall ’21.
To learn more, please email me at info@joybeckner.com
“So Good to See You” SS was inspired by two beauties, Lizzie and Tess. Ten-year-old Lizzie and I met young Tess in June 1999, at the Dachshund Club of America National Field Trial. Tess looked up from a tightly curled position as if to greet a friend. It was magic. For the first time, I memorized a pose — the glorious curve following the left side of her ribcage to her slim waist and hips left an indelible impression on me.
Since 1996, when I was given Lizzie, I wanted to do a head study of her. The curved composition provided the simplicity necessary to showcase her head. In addition, it fulfilled my desire to bring height to a sculpture of a naturally posed dachshund.
“So Good to See You” SS, was juried into the National Sculpture Society (NSS) 67th Annual Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens, SC, and NYC. Also, in Spring 2000, the National Academy Museum showed “So Good to See You” SS, in its 175th Annual Open Exhibition, in NYC.
Each “So Good to See You” SS was made by hand, one at a time, in Colorado, USA. Each is signed, numbered, and includes my mark, 
Enjoy!
“So Good to See You, Too” SS is commissioned as a mirrored version of “So Good to See You” SS. The two seated dogs will face each other at an entrance.
“So Good to See You, Too” SL Standard Long, is commissioned and will debut in Winter 2021.
“So Good to See You, Too” SS and “So Good to See You, Too” SL will debut in Fall/Winter 2021.
To learn more, please email me at info@joybeckner.com.
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