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 Alaska Statehood - 25 Years - Juneau, AK Posted by:  neoc1
N 58° 18.102 W 134° 24.603
8V E 534577 N 6462451
A sculpture of a bear titled "Windfall Fisherman" was commissioned to celebrate the silver anniversary of Alaska Statehood. The sculpture and a corresponding plaque in located in the plaza south of the State Capitol Building in Juneau Alaska.
Waymark Code: WMZ9TT
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2018
Views: 11
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alaska, the City of Juneau commissioned R.T. "Skip" Wallen to create this life size bronze sculpture of a brown bear fishing for salmon. The bear is lying down on a rock with a salmon between it's front claws. A nearby bronze plaque in the vegetation behind commemorated 25th anniversary of Alaska Statehood. It is inscribed:
WINDFALL FISHERMAN
CELEBRATING THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF ALASKA STATEHOOD, 1959-1984
SILVER ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
ANN HOUSE, CHAIR
KEN KOELSCH, CHAIR
JOHN HOPE
DIANNE LE RESCHE
DAVID STONE
MARY ELLEN TIFFANY
SUMMER IS THE BOUNTIFUL TIME OF EASY LIVING FOR BROWN BEARS IN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA, AND THEY HAVE ARRANGED THEIR LIVES TO ADVANTAGE
STUFFING THEMSELVES ON GREENS, BERRIES, ROOTS, AND SALMON WHILE THE
SEASON AFFORDS AND RETIRING TO SLEEP AWAY THE WINTER IN FAT COMFORT.
R.T. WALLEN, SCULPTOR
ASSISTED BY ROBERT WALLEN
CAST AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN BRONZE, MINTURN, COLORADO
Subject: State/Province
Commemoration: 25th anniversary of Akaska Statehood
Date of Founding: 1959
Date of Commemoration: 1984
Address:
Main Street
Between
3rd and 4th Streets
Juneau, AK
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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