Peggy Detmers

Peggy Detmers is an American sculptor of metal.[2] She specializes in bronze wildlife, and displays her work at international wildlife shows. Detmers is a fourth-generation South Dakotan. She graduated from South Dakota State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and wildlife and fisheries management.[3] Detmers lives and works in Rapid City, South Dakota.[4]

Peggy Detmers
EducationSouth Dakota State University (B.S., biology, wildlife/fisheries management)
Known forsculpture in metal
Notable workLakota Bison Jump: 17 bronze statues of mounted American Indians driving a buffalo herd off a cliff[1]

In 2012, Peggy Detmers lost[5] a legal battle with actor Kevin Costner. She created Lakota Bison Jump, 17 large multimillion-dollar bronze statues of mounted American Indians driving a buffalo herd off a cliff. The statues were meant to be a centerpiece of 'The Dunbar', a Deadwood, South Dakota resort developed by Costner. The resort was never created and Detmers sued for breach of contract. The case reached the South Dakota Supreme Court.[6] The sculpture is now part of an interpretive center called 'Tatanka: Story of the Bison'.[7]

References
  1. Barrett, Joe (March 18, 2012). "Forget 'Wolves'—Kevin Costner Grapples With Bison These Days". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. Bolstad, Jackson (November 11, 2014). "Black Hills Bronze to pour last sculpture". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. "Peggy Detmers". Arts Rapid City. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. "INT-010a Peggy Detmers: Statement of Qualifications" (pdf). U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. Palazzolo, Joe (May 10, 2012). "Kevin Costner Wins Contract Dispute over Buffalo Sculpture". Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  6. Dunsmoor, Ben (March 19, 2012). "SD Supreme Court Hears Suit Against Costner". KELO-TV. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  7. Cook, Andrea J. (June 30, 2011). "Judge: Tatanka sculpture stays with Costner". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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