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James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove

The James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove features a series of six bronze sculptures by Jack Greaves, installed in Columbus, Ohio's Battelle Riverfront Park, in the United States.

James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove
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Completion date1992; 32 years ago (1992) (created)
2015; 9 years ago (2015)
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MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectAnimals
LocationColumbus, Ohio, U.S.

Description and history edit

The artworks were completed in 1992 for the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee celebrations.[1][2] The grove is named after Jim Barney, who served as director of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, and the sculptures were relocated to their current location in 2015.[1]

The figures, sometimes collectively referred to as Children's Fountain, KidSpeak Children's Fountain, or Pickaweekee Children's Fountain, include Eagle,[3] Griffin,[4] Hound,[5] Lion,[6] Owl,[7] and Unicorn.[1][8]

The sculptures were designed for a children's park, located just south of the Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse. The park was themed after S. J. Seaburn's mythical story, "Pickaweekee, A Myth of Discovery", with a set of trees representing an enchanted forest, among a fountain, waterfall, and meandering stream. During the Scioto Mile renovations, the space was redesigned, and the statues were moved a short distance northwest, to their current place. The Scioto River and a nearby young tree stand in for the story in the present day.[1]

The group's owl sculpture, valued at $35,250, was stolen in 2009.[9]

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    Unicorn and Griffin
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    Griffin
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    Lion and Unicorn
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    Owl

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Darbee, Jeff (November 28, 2017). "City Quotient: The Scioto's Storybook Statues". Columbus Monthly. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Battelle Riverfront Park". Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Eagle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Griffin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Hound, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lion, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Owl, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Unicorn, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Officials hope stolen owl will fly home soon". Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

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