Wade in the Water

Richard Fleischman

Breaking the waves: Welles Emerson

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• Welles Emerson
• Robert Jacobsen
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Dave Wasson
• U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Now that the show is up, Emerson is relieved, and she drops much of the bravura she showed beforehand. She says, in a somewhat humble tone, that she is satisfied with how the work turned out. "I am always able to pick the parts that I wish I could have done better, but it's great knowing I put something together that has never been seen before. And I have the internal observance that I got it right. I'm not saying it's perfect, just that it's right."