The PealeOnce lost to the attic shadows, “Sassy Toes” rises again.
Our beloved mastodon—crafted for Submersive Productions’ H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum—now hangs as a chandelier in The Peale’s grand staircase, echoing Rembrandt Peale’s 1816 light that illuminated Baltimore.
Come see the beast reborn → https://thepeale.org/the-return-of-the-mastodon/
The Return of the Mastodon
From Attic to Atrium Once banished to the attic, the great “Sassy Toes” has returned — this time, to soar.Originally created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum Presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos, this larger-than-life mastodon puppet — affectionately known as The Ice Beast — once