Bird Girl of Savannah
by Ginger Wakem
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Bird Girl of Savannah
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Ginger Wakem
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Sylvia Shaw Judson (1897-1987), the creator of the Savannah �Bird Girl,� was born in Lake Forest, Ill., and studied at the School of Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris. Critics have described her style as simple, pure, serene, innocent, calm and elegant. Mrs. Judson is perhaps best-known for her endearing interpretations of children and animals, but also produced several well-known pieces on commission with religious themes that reflect her Quaker heritage. Mrs. Judson�s beloved sculptures and fountains can be found in private gardens and public parks across America, including Chicago�s Brookfield Zoo, Philadelphia�s Fairmount Park and at the White House in the world-famous Jacqueline Kennedy Rose Garden. In 1994, when Sylvia Shaw Judson�s statue of the �Bird Girl� appeared on the cover of the book �Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,� many replicas of the little girl holding the bowls started popping up everywhere. The original Bird Girl Statue was moved from the Bonventure Cemetery in Savannah to a more secure location.
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