Valor Bear, (sculpture).

Valor Bear, (sculpture).

Keenan, Gary, sculptor.

Valor Bear, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: diseased oak tree.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.

A bear standing on its hind legs, its right paw raised. The sculpture was carved from a diseased oak tree using a chainsaw.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Conway

Administered by University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, Arkansas 72035

Located University of Central Arkansas, Outside Wingo Hall, Conway, Arkansas 72035

The bear was carved from a diseased tree, one of the forty-one oak trees planted on Feb. 22, 1946 in memory of forty-one University of Central Arkansas alumni who died in World War II.

State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2016.

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