Eiler Larsen, (sculpture).

Eiler Larsen, (sculpture).

Wilson, Guy Angelo, sculptor.

Eiler Larsen, (sculpture).

Laguna Greeter, (sculpture).

Mendocino redwood.

Approx. 9 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.

(By proper left foot: artist's signature) (On plaque on front of base:) Eiler Larsen/(The Laguna Greeter)/1890-1975/Eiler Larsen made this artist colony his/"Greeting corner" of the world. Giving all/a friendly wave and warm smile he became/known as Laguna's official greeter. Thanks/to the sculptor for transforming this 800/year old mendocino redwood tree into/the likeness of Laguna's remarkable Greeter/sculptor Guy Angelo Wilson/Thanks to my family and friends/Greeters Corner Restaurant signed

Eiler Larsen stands with a long, full beard and yells out "greetings," his proper left arm raised high and straight. His proper right hand is holding a cane. He is wearing a jacket with a pen in the breast pocket and a book tucked into his proper left lower jacket pocket. His footprints are cast in the sidewalk nearby.

Portrait male -- Larsen, Eiler -- Full length

History -- United States -- California

Dress -- Accessory -- Cane

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Object -- Other -- Writing Tool

Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Laguna Beach

Greeters Corner Restaurant, 329 Pacific Coast Highway, Sidewalk between restaurant and road, Laguna Beach, California 92651

Eiler Larsen (1890-1975) was known as the "Laguna Greeter." The sculpture was carved out of an 800-year-old Mendocino redwood tree. For related reading see Daily Pilot, March 5, 1986, pg. 1. IAS files contain articles from the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 11, 1994, pg. B-3, and Jan. 22, 1994, pg. B-2.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.

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