Turtles - University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 64° 51.427 W 147° 49.293
6W E 461052 N 7192783
Sculpture of four turtles in Constitution Park on the campus of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.
Waymark Code: WMAR3C
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The bronze sculptures show turtles in contorted positions. The plaque below the sculpture reads:

The turtle, toothless, soft bodied,
enclosed in boney shell
is primordial and invincible,
slow and changeless.
Locked into turtles
of time and tradition,
inertia and ignorance,
darkness and fear,
we cajole and pull,
struggle and push
until we learn
that ideas
set us free.

Sculptor Liz Biesiot

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Turtles

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Elizabeth Biesiot

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1985

Materials used: Bronze

Location: Constitution Park - University of Alaska
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