(The Smiley Creek Bears), (sculpture).

(The Smiley Creek Bears), (sculpture).

Jacob, R. E., sculptor.

(The Smiley Creek Bears), (sculpture).

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Dry-packed concrete over a pressed metal and wood frame. Painted red, yellow, green and black and covered with a protective fiberglass layer.

(Bear: approx. 11 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.); (Cub: approx. 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.).

Two bears, a mother and cub, stand on a grassy area. The mother bear is standing upright, with her eyes and mouth wide open, displaying white teeth. She holds a salmon close to her chest in both paws. The cub stands in front of its mother on all fours.

Animal -- Fish -- Salmon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Ketchum

Smiley Creek Lodge, 16546 State Highway 75, Box HC64, Box 9128, Ketchum, Idaho 83340

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho survey, 1994.

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