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Chicago - "The Bowman" - By Ivan Mestrovic
From Wikipedia:
The Bowman and The Spearman, also known as Indians,[1] are two bronze equestrian sculptures standing as gatekeepers in Congress Plaza, at the intersection of Congress Drive and Michigan Avenue in Grant Park, Chicago, United States. The sculptures were made in Zagreb by Yugoslavian and Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović and installed at the entrance of the parkway in 1928. The pair of sculptures was funded by the Benjamin Ferguson Fund.[2]
One author said of these works, "Meštrović's finest monumental sculptures are his Chicago Indians (1926–27), they are not too obviously stylized: the muscles on the horsemen are almost anatomically realistic ... These statues show how much more important true sculptural feeling is than ideology, for Meštrović hardly knew anything about the ideals of the American Indians and they certainly did not move him,"[3]
An unusual aspect of the sculptures is that the figures in both sculptures are missing their weapons, the bow and arrow and the spear.
This bronze statue of a Dutch Cheesegirl is designed by Gerard Velzeboer and created by Fabio Pravisani. Local 'cheesegirl' Denise van Dort modelled for the statue and gave her her first kiss on the reveal in july 2016.
Seen at The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum... Shot on the fly at the temple museum collection
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Paster replica of the Statue of Freedom. The original sits atop the U.S. Capitol dome. This version can be found in the Capitol Visitor's Center.
Award Tree Challenge 122 ~ Sculptures and Statues
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'Treat This' 45 Week 1 in the Kreative People group:
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Managed to get a shot of the famous Austin Blues legend statue at Butler Park. Tried to get the city skyline behind him with the foliage. Used Lightroom to bring up the shadows and add a vignette on this one.
This artwork was close to the port area and it is the 'El Advinador Statue.' Also known as 'the diviner' & it is one of the most famous abstract sculptures in Alicante!