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Arizona Statues (page 2)

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William H. Passey
Mesa, AZ
 Viking
Phoenix, AZ
This statue of William H. Passey was created by Larry Passey and dedicated in 2004. It is installed in front of the Passey-Bond Insurance Agency which he co-founded in 1935. The statue holds insurance paperwork under his arm and an orange in his hand. There is a crate of oranges behind him which symbolically represents Passey's connection to agriculture. [map]

This Viking statue stands in front of Sunnyslope High School. The Viking is the school's mascot. The fiberglass statue is about 12 feet tall. It was installed around 1992. There are two other statues like this in Hampton, MN. There was previously a fiberglass Carpet Viking statue which had been donated to the high school. That statue was there from 1972 until around 1988. It had "rotted" and was destroyed at that point. For more about Carpet Viking statues, see this page. [map]

Construction, Production, and Maintenance Laborers Union
Phoenix, AZ
This relief sculpture is installed over the entrance to the former Construction, Production, and Maintenance Laborers Union (CP&M LU 383) office. My guess is that this was created in the 1950s based on the building design. Does anyone know more about this sculpture? [map]

Lunch Atop a Skyscraper
Phoenix, AZ
This 24-foot-long Lunch Atop a Skyscraper sculpture was installed next to the Giving Tree Cafe in 2021. It was created by Gregory Kirschenbaum and Blake Emory. The sculpture was inspired by the famous 1932 photo by Charles Ebbets which documented steelworkers eating lunch on a girder 800 feet above the ground. This sculpture also includes a 7-foot-tall depiction of Rosie the Riveter. For more, see this website. [map]

Arizona Peace
Officers Memorial
Phoenix, AZ
The 12-foot-tall, bronze Arizona Peace Officers Memorial statue is installed in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. It was created by Wes Chapman and installed in 1988. It was dedicated to all peace officers who have died in the line of duty. The statue depicts a 19th century Western sheriff. [map]

More Phoenix:
Centurian [gone]

Fisk Tire Boy
Scottsdale, AZ
Fisk Tire Building details
Scottsdale, AZ
This Fisk Tire Boy statue is installed in the lobby of Discount Tire's corporate headquarters. The character first appeared in advertising in 1914 with the slogan "Time to Re-Tire". These statues were mass-produced for tire stores. There are several statues on display around the country including these two in Michigan.

Discount Tire also has another representation of the Fisk Tire Boy which came from the Fisk Building in Chicago, IL. The founder of Discount Tire purchased these details in 1994 before the building was demolished. He had them restored and incorporated into the Discount Tire's entrance sign. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Tucson:
Last Supper

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