The Valentine - Holland, MI
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N 42° 47.556 W 086° 05.946
16T E 573677 N 4738177
This statue, called the Valentine, by George Wayne Lundeen, is located on the grounds of Freedom Village retirement community along the walkway from the visitor parking lot to the front entrance.
Waymark Code: WMW5MG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
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"An elderly couple sit together on a bench. The man, who is on the right, rests both hands on his cane that is between his legs. The woman touches his right arm with her right hand and holds an open, heart-shaped valentine in her lap with her proper left hand. "

"The sculpture is number seven of an edition of twenty-one. The sculpture was donated to Freedom Village, a retirement community, by the Lumir Corporation" (Lumir is owned by Elsa Prince).

The sculpture is made of bronze on a concrete base.

Source : SIRIS database.
TITLE: The Valentine

ARTIST(S): George Wayne Lundeen

DATE: 1990

MEDIUM: Bronze

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MI000511

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
6th Street at College Ave.


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