The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum (9/23/2023)

Saturday, September 23, 2023 (continued)

Springfield Museums (est 1857, science building 1899)
in Springfield, MA is a quadrangle of five museums

Kent with the Lorax of Dr Seuss, with
the quote "Unless" as a warning to us over
50 years ago to do something about pollution

The Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden (2002) is located in the courtyard of the Springfield Museums. Sculptures were made by Dr Seuss's step-daughter, Lark Grey Dimond-Cates.

Group sculpture with Horton the Elephant surrounded by
Thing One and Thing Two, Sally's brother, Sam I Am
(behind Horton), Thidwick, and Sally

Dr Seuss with The Cat in the Hat

Gertrude McFuzz sits on the top left corner of the book,
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, with The Grinch and Max

Kinetic sculpture, Leafy Phoenix
(2014, by Andrew Carson) (KSS)

The Amazing World of Dr Seuss Museum (2017) is located
in the William Pynchon Memorial Building (1927, for the
Connecticut Valley Historical Society, renovated 2015)

Unique lighting fixture (by Dave Colton) in the lobby

A room dedicated to the last book written
by Dr Seuss - Oh, the Places You'll Go! (KSS)

Readingville: Horton the Elephant holding a
clover flower, with the Wickersham brothers

Readingville: Thing One and Thing Two
and the Cat in the Hat

Readingville: The Lorax and Yertle the Turtle Turtle Tower

Whoville: Max and The Grinch

Young Ted in Springville: Model of Kalmbach and Geisel
Brewers that was founded by the grandfather of Dr Seuss

Young Ted in Springville: Ted's father was
Superintendent of the Forest Park Zoo

Young Ted in Springville: Ted's
maternal grandparents owned a
bakery located across the street
from the Springfield Armory

Fairfield Street: Ted's family lived at
74 Fairfield Street, which was close to
Forest Park with the Barney Mausoleum of
the family who donated the land for the park

Display of Boy Scout medals and patches, and bow ties
of Dr Seuss, seen on the stairs up to the second floor

Ted2Ted: Wicker chairs belonging to Ted and his sister, Marnie

Ted2Ted featured a vast collection
of letters from Dr Seuss to his
grand-nephew, Ted Owens

Ted, Dr Seuss: Plaque with a copy
of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
presented to Dr Seuss

Ted, Dr Seuss: Artifacts from the La Jolla,
California studio of Dr Seuss (KSS)

Ted, Dr Seuss: Chair and easel from the studio of Dr Seuss

Ted, Dr Seuss: Drawing by Dr Seuss 
in his correspondence with his step-
daughter, whom he called "S'nunny"

Ted, Dr Seuss: Another Dr Seuss drawing

Ted, Dr Seuss: Artifacts from the La Jolla living room;
note the Emmy Award on the far left

Dr Seuss actually won two Emmy Awards - for Outstanding Children's Special for Halloween Is Grinch Night (1978) and Outstanding Animated Program for The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)

Ted, Dr Seuss: Artifacts from the La Jolla living room

Ted, Dr Seuss: Zeroing in on Theophrastus, the plush dog
from his childhood that he kept through his lifetime

Ted, Dr Seuss: Artifacts from the La Jolla
living room including the "Geisel's Grove"
sign from the Forest Park Zoo

Next: RI Museum of Natural History.