Lentil's dog - Hamilton, Ohio
N 39° 24.032 W 084° 33.809
16S E 709800 N 4364058
Bronze statues of Lentil and his dog- 2 character from a book of same name by Robert McCloskey.
Waymark Code: WM3TG8
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2008
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bronze statues of two of McCloskey's fictional characters - a boy named Lentil, a character McCloskey created from his own childhood experiences; and a dog, unnamed in McCloskey's book Lentil, but named Harmony by Hamilton, Ohio children.
Cincinnati Enquirer July 5, 2003
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In a 1940’s children’s book by Hamilton Native, Robert McCloskey, Lentil marches through town, his harmonica and dog in tow. McCloskey is now an award-winning author and "Lentil" has marched into Hamilton to the corner of High at Front Street. A gift of the Hamilton Community Foundation, this piece illustrates the Community Foundation's commitment to provide permanent legacy gifts to the city. Nancy Schon, creator of the "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture in Boston, was commissioned to create the life-size replica of “Lentil” and his dog. The Lane Library held a contest to name the dog, who remained nameless in the book. After the contest involving community school children, Lentil's dog finally was given a name: Harmony. Municipal Building pioneer carvings on High Street and Monument Avenue was Mr. McCloskey’s first commissioned project.
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