"Let's Try Again" - Ogden, Utah
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7ofclubs
N 41° 10.989 W 111° 56.807
12T E 420593 N 4559519
Beautiful bronze outside the entrance to the Ice Sheet in Ogden, Utah
Waymark Code: WMBYHF
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2011
Views: 6
Beautiful bronze of a period ice skating teacher, or maybe a the child's mother, offering encouragement to a novice skater.
What's really nice about this sculpture is that the artist did not try to smooth the skin of the statue. When the sculpture was being created in clay Combe-Johnson left the tool marks and even an occasional fingerprint in the clay before it was cast. I thought it was a nice touch that the artist used aluminum for the skates, it adds a little contrast to the bronze.
One funny thing about the statue of the woman is her skirt is hollow underneath. I've seen several photos of men with their hands up her skirt.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Let's Try Again
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Terry Combe Johnson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2 Apr 1994
Materials used: Bronze casting
Location: Entrance to Odgen Ice Sheet
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