The Wave - Newport, RI
N 41° 29.073 W 071° 18.900
19T E 306731 N 4595136
This figurative sculpture of a pair of feet sticking out of a cresting wave is located at the Perry Mill Market in southwest downtown Newport, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WMHYGB
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2013
Views: 7
This bronze sculpture is designed as a cresting ocean wave, with a pair of human feet sticking out of it. The wave itself is about 7 and a half feet tall and about 8 feet wide. It is located outside the Perry Mill Market, at the junction of America's Cup Avenue, Thames Street & Memorial Boulevard, in the southwest area of downtown Newport. Apparently, it is a local past time to regularly add a pair of socks, usually quite colorful, to the sculpture during late night visits.
The sculpture was commissioned by the Perry Mill/Bay Club Partners who own the Perry Mill Market. It was sculpted by local resident, Kay Worden in 1983.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Wave
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Kay Worden
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1983
Materials used: Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick.
Location: In the public open space in front of Perry Mill Market
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