DAPHNE — A group of students from L. E. Rockwell Elementary School visited the United States Sports Academy campus in Daphne Tuesday to study the works of Fairhope sculptor Bruce Larsen. The students toured the Academy’s outdoor display of Larsen’s sculptures like “Nastia,” “Borzov the Sprinter,” the “Weight-Lifter” and the “Iron Bowl Monument” and drew their favorites to imitate the artist’s style. Larsen uses recycled materials – steel, machine parts, industrial materials and more – to produce works of art. Larsen was the Academy’s 2009 Sport Artist of the Year.

The American Sport Art Museum & Archives (ASAMA) collection is composed of nearly 2,000 works of sport art across a variety of media. The museum is open free to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For more information, visit ASAMA.org or USSA.edu.