{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-2955","title":"1980's Greg Wyatt Bronze Delta Kappa Gamma Golden Rule Award from JC Penney","description":"1980's Bronze Delta Kappa Gamma Golden Rule Award from JC Penney. 8\" tall x 8.5\"\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;wide at base, solid bronze with a marble base, heavy. Press photo shown is just\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;a copy of something someone else sold previously therefore not included.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;A bronze flame is the symbol of the JC Penney Golden Rule Award, presented in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;recognition of outstanding volunteer service to the community. The Award,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;accompanied by a $1,000 grant to support the volunteer's work, is given to an\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;individual or organization selected by a distinguished panel of civic leaders in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;a community-wide competition. The Award reflects a tradition of community\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;service at JC Penney that has persisted since James Cash Penney in 1902 opened\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;his first store, called \"The Golden Rule.\" Sculptor Greg Wyatt represents his\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;bronze flame-of-freedom as the spirit of the volunteer's free choice to help a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;neighbor.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Greg Wyatt is an American representational sculptor who works primarily in cast\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;bronze,[1] and is the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;the Divine in New York City.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Wyatt was born in Nyack, New York and raised in Grand View-on-Hudson, New York.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;His father was William Stanley Wyatt, a painter and professor of fine arts at\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Columbia University, Rockland Community College and the City College of New\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;York.[1] Greg Wyatt graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History.[1] He also attended the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;National Academy of Design for three years, where he studied figurative\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;sculpture, and received his certificate in sculpture, and earned a master's\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;degree in Ceramic Arts from Columbia Teachers College in 1974. Wyatt has taught\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;at New York University and at Jersey City State College.[3][4] He is currently a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;member of the Board of Directors at The American College of the Mediterranean in\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Aix-en-Provence, France. He is also a member of the Board at Brookgreen Gardens.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Wyatt bases his work on the philosophy of \"spiritual realism,\" merging realistic\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;images and abstract masses of form, space and energy.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Professor Sir Stanley Wells, a renowned Shakespearian scholar and emeritus\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, says, \"I compare Wyatt to Rodin.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;He's that good.\"[6] \"Wyatt emulates the sculpture of the western world with\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;contemporary vision.\"[3] His works have been exhibited at the Metropolitan\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Museum of Art, Harvard University, and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Site, among other institutions and collections,[5] and can be seen in more than\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;20 public spaces in cities from New York to Beijing.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Wyatt has made many corporate commissions, including a bronze statue of J.C.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Penney founder James Penney which weighs 3 tons and cost $250,000","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46234356973784,"sku":"12809223593_6B90","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/1980s-greg-wyatt-bronze-delta-kappa-gamma-golden-rule-award-from-jc-penneyestate-fresh-austin-176628.png?v=1757832371","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/ko\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-2955","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}