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| Bear Statues (page 3) |
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| Bear [gone] Sonora, CA |
Bears Coarsegold, CA |
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This Bear statue in Sonora stood in front of Jeb's Hill Country Cooking restaurant. By 2021, the building was housing the Brooks Ranch restaurant and the statue was gone.
These Bear sculptures in Coarsegold are installed in a fountain in front of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. There bear shown on the left used to swat at a leaping salmon. I did not see the fish when these photos were taken in 2014. The sculptures were made by Mario Chiodo for the resort which opened in 2003. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Bears Santa Cruz, CA |
Grizzly Bear Utica, IL |
Bear & Salmon Ottawa, ON |
Grizzly Bear Richland, WA |
Grizzly Bear Lee Vining, CA |
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This pair of Bears in Santa Cruz are located at the entrance to the Clearview Court mobile home park. [map]
This Grizzly Bear is installed in a fountain in front of Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. [map] This bronze Bear & Salmon sculpture in Ottawa was installed at the entrance to the Sparks Street Mall in 1990. In 2016, it was moved nearby. The sculpture was created by Bruce Garner and title "Territorial Prerogative." [map] This Grizzly Bear in Richland is located at the Uptown Mall in front of the Uptown Triplex Theatre. The eight-foot-tall bronze bear was created by Max Turner in 2006. [map] This Grizzly Bear in Lee Vining is installed in front of Bronze Bear Outpost. It appears to be from the same mold as the one in Richland. [map] |
| Bear Los Angeles, CA |
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| This Bear is installed on the roof of the parking garage for American Rag Cie, a clothing store. The statue appears to be a wood carving. It has been there since at least 2014 when it was painted pink. In 2017, the statue was painted red. In 2022, it was painted white. [map] |
| Big Blue Bear Denver, CO |
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| This 40-foot-tall Big Blue Bear was created by Lawrence Argent. It is officially titled "I See What You Mean". The sculpture was installed here at the Convention Center in 2005. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Bear Afton, WY |
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| These Bear and other sculptures are installed in front of the Mountain Valley Gallery. They were created by Jonathan the Bear Man whose work is also displayed inside the store. I don't know if the sculpture of the bear looking through the window was inspired by the Big Blue Bear in Denver, CO described above. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Old Ephraim Montpelier, ID |
Mose Alamosa, CO |
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This sculpture of Old Ephraim represents a notorious grizzly bear that lived from around 1911-1923. The 10-foot-tall bear became famous for killing sheep in northern Utah. He was killed by an Idaho sheepherder at this site. This stone statue was created by Jonathan the Bear Man. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]
This bronze sculpture of Mose was commissioned by Adams State College. It was created by Jim Gilmore and installed on the campus in 2006. The grizzly bear is the college's mascot. The sculpture is 12 feet tall. Mose was ferocious grizzly bear that was killed around 1904. [map] |
| Bear Kenwood, CA |
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| This 28-foot-tall Bear sculpture was installed in front of the St. Anne's Crossing Winery in 2022. It was created by Bryan Tedrick from recycled steel from the Soda Rock Winery which was destroyed by a fire in 2019. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Big Bear Indio, CA (now Coachella, CA) |
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| The Big Bear sculpture was created by Don Kennell in 2015 for the Coachella Music Festival. The grizzly bear is 20 feet tall and made of steel plates. The bear holds a swing in his left hand. He held a disco ball lantern in his right hand originally. The sculpture was located at the El Dorado Polo Club when these photos were taken in 2017. It was soon thereafter moved to Shady Lane Park in Coachella. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Teddy Bear Luxemburg, WI |
Teddy Bear Kansas City, MO |
Teddy Bear Branson, MO |
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The Teddy Bear statue in Luxemburg stands in front of Deb's Daycare. These photos are from 2011. By 2013, the bear's sweater had been painted blue. The daycare was gone by 2023 but the bear is still there without the round sign. [map]
The Teddy Bear statue in Kansas City is displayed at the American Jazz Museum. It was most likely part of a 2002 "March of the Teddy Bears" art project when 150 statues were displayed around the city. The Teddy Bear statue in Branson is installed in front of the World's Largest Toy Museum. It has been there since at least 2007. [map] |
| Teddy Bears Dallas, TX |
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| These Teddy Bears were created by Jerry Williams of Barre Sculpture Studios and installed in Lakeside Park in 1995. They are carved from granite. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Teddy Bears Tyler, TX |
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| This pair of Teddy Bears are installed at the Children's Park which opened in 2004. The granite Bears where created by Jerry Williams who made the ones in Dallas shown above. [map] |
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More Teddy Bear Statues:
FAO Schwarz (Orlando, FL) [gone] Teddy Bear Park (Stillwater, MN) Vermont Teddy Bear (Shelburne, VT) |
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