Lentil and His Dog Harmony
Hamilton, Ohio
Bronze mounted on brick - Hamilton Foundation - Lentil Park.
Installed September 21, 2002.

There is also a maquette of Lentil and Harmony.

Lentil was the first book that Robert McCloskey wrote and illustrated in 1940. The drawings are reminiscent of his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio where he was born.

In October of 1999. the Executive Director of the Hamilton Community Foundation told me that the foundation was celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2001 and they wanted to honor Robert McCloskey.

A wonderfully creative park was designed by internationally known landscape architect Warren Klink, where my sculpture delightfully resides. I chose a drawing from the book showing Lentil strutting through town playing his harmonica followed by his faithful dog. Mr. McCloskey played the harmonica and had a dog, so although this book is fictional, it is strongly biographical.

The town of Hamilton held a dog naming contest prior to my putting in the sculpture, hence, the name of the sculpture is “Lentil and his Dog Harmony”. This name although chosen prior to September 11, seemed even more appropriate when the sculpture was dedicated on September 21, 2001.