Nude Man Wrestling with Chains, Auburn, California - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Ken Fox is the creator of several bigger-than-life sculptures along Auburn Ravine Road, where it meets Palm Avenue in Auburn, California. The artwork shows, just as the title suggests' a man wrestling with chains, surely symbolic of our earthly trials.

The sculpture is rough surfaced concrete with rock embedded in the mix The statue stands about 16 feet tall. It has no identifying name plate. This figure is one of several at this same location. The other figures show native American Indian in various poses. See photos.

From the Roadside America website: (visit link)

Ken Fox's Great Statues of Auburn
Address: 391 Auburn Ravine Rd, Auburn, CA
Directions:
I-80 to Hwy. 49 exit. Head toward Grass Valley, two lights. Make a right, drive two blocks.
Phone: 530-885-2769

The date of the sculpture is not pinpointed, but often described as being from the "late '60s."

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Nude Man Wrestling with Chains Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ken Fox Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1968 Materials used: Concrete, stone Location: Roadside, 391 Auburn Ravine Rd, Auburn, CA

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