The+Stone+Elephant

Name: The Stone Elephant Common Name: The Elephant

Created by Sylvia Shaw Judson. It is located in between the playground Jk and SK classrooms near the circle bench.

How it was made- Grey concrete sculpture made from a mold. Once molded Silvia chiseled it to perfection. Sylvia created this piece because she wanted to give something to Parker because she had two children who attended the school, so she made something that younger kids could play with.

About the Artist- Sylvia Shaw Judson was a stonemason and sculptor. Her husband Clay Judson was the board president at Parker. You will find her work in the Chicago area at Ryerson Woods.

When- She donated this piece in 1943.

Photo by Frances Judd - students from the class of [TK] Sources- "BIOGRAPHY for Sylvia Judson." Date of Posting Unknown. http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=77561 (March 17, 2011)

Donahue, Molly. Personal Interview. March 16, 2011

"Haskins, Silvia Shaw Judson (1897-1978) Lake Forest College Library Archives and Special Collections." Date of Posting Unknown. http://archon.lakeforest.edu/?p=creators/create&id=110 (March 17, 2011)

Holabird, Christopher. Personal Interview. April 29, 2011.

Sideman, Bob. Personal Interview. April 29, 2011.

"Sylvia Shaw Judson" Nov 08, 2009. http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44073153. (March 17, 2011)

"Sylvia Shaw Judson." 23 November 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Shaw_Judson. (March 17, 2011)