Peggy_Detmers

Peggy Detmers

Peggy Detmers

American sculptor

Peggy Detmers is an American sculptor of metal.[2] She specializes in bronze wildlife, and displays her work at international wildlife shows. Detmers is a fourth-generation South Dakotan. She graduated from South Dakota State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and wildlife and fisheries management.[3] Detmers lives and works in Rapid City, South Dakota.[4]

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In 2012, Peggy Detmers lost[5] a legal battle with actor Kevin Costner. She created Lakota Bison Jump, 17 large multimillion-dollar bronze statues of mounted American Indians driving a buffalo herd off a cliff. The statues were meant to be a centerpiece of 'The Dunbar', a Deadwood, South Dakota resort developed by Costner. The resort was never created and Detmers sued for breach of contract. The case reached the South Dakota Supreme Court.[6] The sculpture is now part of an interpretive center called 'Tatanka: Story of the Bison'.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Barrett, Joe (March 18, 2012). "Forget 'Wolves'—Kevin Costner Grapples With Bison These Days". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    Bolstad, Jackson (November 11, 2014). "Black Hills Bronze to pour last sculpture". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    "Peggy Detmers". Arts Rapid City. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    "INT-010a Peggy Detmers: Statement of Qualifications" (pdf). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    Palazzolo, Joe (May 10, 2012). "Kevin Costner Wins Contract Dispute over Buffalo Sculpture". Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    Dunsmoor, Ben (March 19, 2012). "SD Supreme Court Hears Suit Against Costner". KELO-TV. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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    Cook, Andrea J. (June 30, 2011). "Judge: Tatanka sculpture stays with Costner". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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