Dale Kendrick Materials related to "The Scroll" Sculpture in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Biographical/Historical Note

Timeline of "The Scroll" and its Maker
02/17/1928 Dale Kendrick was born in Wichita, Kansas
1950 Dale Kendrick received his BS degree from Ball State University
1951 Dale Kendrick received his MA degree from the State University of Iowa
1956-1958 Dale Kendrick was Visiting Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
1960 Dale Kendrick received his PhD from Penn State University
1960-1974 Dale Kendrick was Professor and Department Chairman at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1961-1981 Dale Kendrick painted under the name of VADEEKAY, a pen name from his initials V.D.K.
Dale Kendrick's research interests included erotic art, hieroglyphics, and symbols
1966-2003 Dale and Betty Kendrick owned and operated the Behind the Brewery Gallery
1970-1976 Dale Kendrick created "Earth Corings, The Jewish God as a Phallic Symbol and Grid Paintings"
1974-1990 Dale Kendrick was an Art Professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1975-1977 Dale Kendrick created "Erotic Art-The Phallus as a Regenerative Symbol"
1977 Dale Kendrick exhibited a one-man show "The Phallus As A Contemporary Weapon" at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Gallery
1978 Dale Kendrick exhibited a one-man show "The Phallus - Regenerative Symbol and Weapon" at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1982-2003 Dale Kendrick painted under his own name "Dale Kendrick"
1982-1989 Dale Kendrick created "Wrappings, Unfolding Ancient Scrolls"
1988-1990 Dale Kendrick created "Ancient Tapestries and Tablets"
1993-1998 Dale Kendrick’s public sculpture “The Scroll” was designed and constructed
The total estimated cost to construct the sculpture was $75,000
52 tablets were cast in bronze and 50 tons of cement were used to pour the cradle that supported the scroll and tablets
Hieroglyphic tablet models were sold to sponsors
Area business provided in kind donations to offset the costs
The remaining $45,000 was raised from the community
1994 Dale Kendrick was awarded $200 by the Sculpture Advisory Committee for his "Scroll" design
The Sculpture Advisory Committee expressed their wish to realize Kendrick's design as a public sculpture
1996-1998 Hieroglyphic tablets were sold to sponsors to raise money for the "Scroll" project
1997 Dale Kendrick travels to Aswan, Egypt from February into March
1998 Dale Kendrick travels to Aswan, Egypt again from February into March
06/27/1998 “The Scroll” was dedicated in La Crosse, Wisconsin
1998-2001 "The Scroll" faced maintenance and landscaping issues, and was caught up in a debate over which organizations or offices were meant to be looking after it