Emma Big Bear Foundation
EBBF's Mission Statement: “The mission of the Emma Big Bear Foundation is to preserve and protect the history, stories, traditions, and artifacts associated with Emma Big Bear and to promote and educate about American Indians and their history and culture, especially Emma’s tribe, the Winnebago / Ho-Chunk Nation.”
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Founders:
Hon. Roger A. Halvorson (d. 11/2/14) Connie M. Halvorson Foundation Board: Connie M. Halvorson, President Terry Landsgaard, Vice President Rogeta A. Halvorson, Sec./Treasurer Janelle Pavolec, Director Ruthann Daniels, Director Foundation Donors:
Alliant Energy Diane Benson Dwayne & Joan Bourret Larry & Maria Brummel Ruthann Daniels Clinton & Joyce Dennis Patricia Dillman Freedom Bank - Elkader Freedom Bank - Monona Freedom Bank - Postville Denny & Bonnie Fuller Connie M. Halvorson Roger A. Halvorson Rogeta A. Halvorson Donald & Mary Lou Hattery James B. & Karon E. Hendrickson H. D. & Myrene Hoover John B. & Sandra L. Hudson Tony & Sue Huebsch Richard & Mary Jensen Terry Landsgaard Robert & Joyce Lawlor Peter Lucke Robert & Susan Moran Ollinger Investment Corporation Janelle Pavolec Gary & Jean Peterson Robert & Bonnie Pruett Upper Mississippi Gaming Corp. (UMGC) Craig & Leann Watson Tom & Carolyn Woods |
Pictured above is the clay maquette depicting Winnebago Emma Big Bear Holt making her traditional black ash baskets. Photo used by permission of artist Florence Bird.
Pictured here is the final bronze life-sized statue of Emma Big Bear modeled after the clay maquette, which may be seen year-round and free of charge at the Mississippi River Sculpture Park on St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, WI (a short drive across the Mississippi River bridge from Marquette / McGregor, IA to Prairie du Chien, WI). Please also visit www.MississippiRiverSculpturePark.com
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As EBBF's way of saying THANK YOU for your generous donation, you may receive one of these limited-edition framed collectibles:
$10 Donation (+ shipping costs, if service is requested) Small Framed Postcard (not signed/numbered) Shown as No. 1: 4" by 6" framed color postcard containing three photographs taken by infamous McGregor, IA photographer Margery Goergen depicting Emma Big Bear c. 1950s/1960s making baskets along the Mississippi River waterfront at McGregor, IA, wearing Moody Museum's fancy tribal earrings and beaded bandoliers, and the background is a panoramic view taken from Pikes Peak State Park located south of McGregor, a sacred place preserving ancient Native Indian burial grounds. $20 Donation (+ shipping costs, if service is requested) Medium Framed Portrait (not signed/numbered) Shown as No. 2: 5" by 7" print of the colored chalk portrait of Emma Big Bear created by Mississippi River Sculpture Park artist Florence Bird, modeled after Margery Goergen's famous studio photograph of Emma Big Bear posing c. 1950s/60s in full Native Indian fancy dress. $100+ Donation (+ shipping costs, if service requested) Medium Framed Print (artist personally signed/numbered) Shown as No. 3: 5" by 7" print of the colored chalk portrait of Emma Big Bear created by Mississippi River Sculpture Park artist Florence Bird, modeled after Margery Goergen's famous studio photograph of Emma Big Bear posing c. 1950s/60s in full Native Indian fancy dress. $200+ Donation (+ shipping costs, if service requested) Large Framed Print (artist personally signed/numbered) Shown as No. 4: 8 1/2" by 11" full-scale digital print of the life-sized oil on canvass painting created by famed artist Florence Bird of Emma Big Bear standing at the foot of Paint Rock and the mouth of Paint Creek, near where she lived by traditional tribal means with her husband Henry Holt and daughter Emmaline Holt Big Soldier so as to not stray far from her ancestors buried in the Effigy Mounds along the rivers and bluffs of the upper Mississippi River. |
