Windfall Fisherman, (sculpture).

Windfall Fisherman, (sculpture).

Wallen, R. T., sculptor.

Battle Mountain Bronze, founder.

Windfall Fisherman, (sculpture).

Bear, (sculpture).

1987. Copyrighted 1987.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Approx. 60 x 105 x 48 in.

(On proper right rear paw:) R. T. Wallen 1987 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base:) Summer is the bountiful time of easy living for bears in/Alaska and they have arranged their lives accordingly--/stuffing themselves on salmon, greens and berries/while the season affords, and then retiring/to sleep away the winter in fat comfort./WINDFALL FISHERMAN/This bronze sculpture of an Alaskan brown bear/by R. T. Wallen of Juneau/was commissioned by the Silver Anniversary Committee/of the City and Borough of Juneau in celebration of/the first quarter century of Alaska statehood./1959-1984 signed

Large brown bear sits on a log with a salmon in its paws. The sculpture is part of a larger plaza area at the Courthouse.

Animal -- Fish -- Salmon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Juneau

Administered by City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau, Alaska

Located Courthouse Plaza, Main Street, Juneau, Alaska

Commissioned by the Silver Anniversary Committee of the City and Borough of Juneau in honor of 25 years of Alaskan statehood.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.

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