The Eight, Modern Discus Thrower, The Plunger

The Eight: 1930. The shell was designed as a light fixture and its overall design resembles a barracuda with coxwain at the tail end'. 'McKenzie was said to have rendered the crew individually.The Modern Discus Thrower:  1926. McKenzie selected a pose that shows 'the same moment of the throw as taken by Myron, the pause between the backward andforward swings'. Posed by Hector MacDonald, Penn student, at Ipswitch, Massachusetts,.The Plunger: 1925. Posed for by Mifflin Armstrong, a Penn swimmer.  These three pieces were installed in the Pottruck Center in 2002.

The Eight, Modern Discus Thrower, The Plunger

The Eight, Modern Discus Thrower, The Plunger

Year: 2002
Artist:
McKenzie: R. Tait
Type of Art/Materials:
Bronze