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| Giant Heads (page 2) |
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| Urns of Justice Lafayette, LA |
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| The Urns of Justice were created by Diana K. Moore in 1999. The two sculptures flank the entrance to the John M. Shaw Federal Courthouse. They are both about five feet tall. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Head Lincoln, NE |
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| This Head entitled "Groundwater Colossus" is meant to personify the Ogallala Aquifer which is beneath it. The sculpture is 10 feet tall and was created by James Tyler in 2010. The bricks were shipped to Lincoln and, in 2012, the sculpture was reassembled and installed. [map] |
| Head of daVinci Carson City, NV |
Unknown Soldier Alpena, MI |
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The Head of daVinci, officially titled "Inside the Mind of daVinci," was created by Mischell Riley. It is 23 feet long and made from concrete, glass, and steel. The sculpture was previously installed at the Burning Man festival in 2016. It was moved here in 2017. [map]
The Unknown Soldier sculpture was built in 2007 by Tom Moran. It is located at the Besser Museum. It might be gone now as I don't see it at Google Street View. It might have been moved to a different spot. |
| Charlie ParkerKansas City, MO | Yakov SmirnoffBranson, MO | ||
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The Charlie Parker head sculpture entitled "Bird Lives" was created by Robert Graham and installed in 1999 in the Jazz District. Parker, a jazz musician, lived in Kansas City. [map]
The Yakov Smirnoff Head and Feet are installed on the directional sign near the comedian's Yakov's Theatre. The sign has been there since at least 2007. There was another Yakov Head in Branson which is gone now which had a moving mouth and eyes. [map] |
| Eros Bendato St. Louis, MO |
Metalmorphosis Charlotte, NC |
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This bronze sculpture in St. Louis is entitled Eros Bendato. It was installed at Citygarden in 2009. The piece was created by Igor Mitoraj in 1999. It is about 10 feet long. [map]
Metalmorphosis is a 22-foot-tall sculpture created by David Cerny. It was installed in 2007 in an office park fountain. The head is composed of horizontally-moving stainless steel plates. These photos are from 2010. The sculpture was refurbished in 2012. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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Head (Charlotte) Woo Hoo Harker's Head (Morehead City) [map] New Jersey:
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| Taconic Sculpture Park Spencertown, NY |
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| The Taconic Sculpture Park has numerous sculptures including these heads. The pieces were produced by Ron Kanwit who displays them on his property which overlooks the Taconic Parkway. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Pilgrim's Pride [gone]Pittsburg, TX | |||
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| Pilgrim's Pride, a poultry producer, was founded in 1946 by Bo Pilgrim. In the late 1960s, a pilgrim's hat, Bo's trademark, was mounted on the roof of Pilgrim's Place, a restaurant in downtown Pittsburg. When the restaurant closed in 2001, the hat was put in storage. In 2002, the company commissioned a 37-foot-tall fiberglass bust of Bo on which to display the hat. The bust was installed in front of their freezer and distribution plant. In the gazebo under the bust, there is also a bronze statue of Bo Pilgrim reading the Bible with his chicken, Henrietta. In 2010, it was announced that Pilgrim's Pride was moving its headquarters to Greeley, CO. In 2019, in advance of the move, the head and statues were removed. The smaller statue will be displayed at a bank in town. The disassembled head is now in storage. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Lenin Los Angeles, CA (now San Antonio, TX) |
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| This bust of Lenin was installed in front of the Ace Museum in Los Angeles in 2011. The stainless-steel sculpture is about 14 feet tall. It is entitled "Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin's Head". It was created by Gao Zhen and Gao Qiang. In 2018, the sculpture was moved to private property. After that, it was moved to the Mojave Desert. It is now located in San Antonio, TX. |
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