The Dance - Pioneer Hall - Lake Creek, OR - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Located at Pioneer Hall on the park grounds is a figurative life-size sculpture of a couple dancing. The couple is representative of times long ago based on their attire and look like a couple from the Old West, when America was young. I was able to locate the artist's website here and this sculpture is listed first of over 100 that he's created during his lengthy career. I also found out that this sculpture is one of an edition of 12 total and each piece sells for a whopping $60,000. Surprisingly, there is no background information on this piece from the artist's website but I was able to locate another website here that gives a nice testimonial on this work and it reads:

The Dance - Life Size Monument
Artist: James N. Muir
Media: Bronze - Edition Size 12
Size: 7'H x 42"W

Literally, The Dance represents a young couple dancing in complete joy on their wedding day somewhere in the old west. She has brought her husband a rose to symbolize the gift of her heart. He wears his sidearm to fulfill his new role as protector of his mate. They both proudly display their "prairie diamond wedding rings" as, since real diamonds were rare on the frontier, these horseshoe nail rings would have to suffice, for now. Allegorically, The Dance represents the final re-union, marriage, of the masculine and feminine "compassion to temper the male reason," while he offers her a balance, in return. Thus, after unnumbered turns on the wheel of life, these two polar opposites are finally re-united as ONE in the joyous "Dance of Life. " Inscribed on the bronze wheel reads: "MARRIAGE IS A JOURNEY OF LOVE WHERE TWO SET OUT AND ARRIVE AS ONE" Inscribed on the wheel base: "The Heart Has Reason That Reason Does Not Know"

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Pioneer Hall is a popular venue for summer weddings and other family and community events so it makes sense that this sculpture of a couple dancing on their wedding day would be a proper fit in this park.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Dance Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: James N. Muir Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: Cast Bronze Location: Pioneer Hall

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