New Beginnings (sculpture)

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New Beginnings
New Beginnings Statue by Larry Anderson - panoramio.jpg
The statue in 2011
New Beginnings (sculpture)
Artist Larry Anderson
Location Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 47°14′45.3″N122°26′12″W / 47.245917°N 122.43667°W / 47.245917; -122.43667

New Beginnings is a bronze sculpture by Larry Anderson, installed at Tacoma, Washington's Union Station, [1] in the United States.

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Description

Plaque for the sculpture, 2023 Tacoma, Washington (May 2023) - 019.jpg
Plaque for the sculpture, 2023

Larry Anderson's bronze sculpture New Beginnings is installed on Pacific Avenue outside Union Station in downtown Tacoma. [2] [3] The artwork depicts a man arriving in the city and wearing a bowler hat. [4] [5] It has also been described as "an historical representation of individuals of entrepreneurial spirit". [6]

Steve Dunkelberger by SouthSoundTalk said the statue "bears a striking resemblance" to George Francis Train. [7]

History

The work was presented to the city and dedicated in 1984, marking Tacoma's centennial. [8]

Reception

Dunkelberger said the statue "provides a fitting tribute to Tacoma's quirky past that remains just as quirky today". [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "This and That" (PDF). City of Destiny Newsletter. Fall 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ostertag, George (2008). Our Washington. Voyageur Press. ISBN   978-1-61673-159-5.
  3. ↑ Davenport, Kimberly M. (2018). Tacoma's Lincoln District. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4671-2867-4.
  4. ↑ "Get cultured in Tacoma". Sunset Magazine. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The man who brought Tacoma to life in bronze has died". The News Tribune. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pictures from the Past—1996—Karl Probst". Leasing News. April 22, 2005. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Dunkelberger, Steve (March 19, 2015). "The City of Destiny: Tacoma's Quirky History and the Man Behind Its Nickname". SouthSoundTalk. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Statues in Tacoma tell our stories | Tacoma Daily Index". Tacoma Daily Index . December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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