Beatles at the Ridge, (sculpture).

Beatles at the Ridge, (sculpture).

West, Danny, sculptor.

Beatles at the Ridge, (sculpture).

Sept. 2011. Dedicated Sept. 18, 2011.

Aluminum and steel.

Approx. 10 ft. x 20 ft. x 4 ft.

A large-scale rendition of The Beatles Abbey Road album cover, with life-size steel silhouettes of the band members installed in front of a hand-etched aluminum panel depicting Abbey Road as it appears on the album cover. Hidden in the background are more than thirty references to Beatles songs and albums, and a few references to Walnut Ridge. The hidden clues are visible as light changes during the day and under strong night lighting.

Portrait male -- Lennon, John -- Full length

Portrait male -- Star, Ringo -- Full length

Portrait male -- McCartney, Paul -- Full length

Portrait male -- Harrison, George -- Full length

Ethnic -- British

Performing Arts -- Music -- Voice

Performing Arts -- Music -- Band

Administered by City of Walnut Ridge, 300 West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 72476

Located 110 S.W. Second Street, Walnut Ridge Arkansas

The sculpture was dedicated on the forty-seventh anniversary of the day in Sepember 1964 when the Beatles plane landed in Walnut Ridge as the Beatles traveled to Missouri.

State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2012.

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