Statues

St. Paul, Minnesota 2000: Snoopy

In the summer of 2000, there were 75 Snoopy sculptures on display in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since we never made it up to Chicago to see their famous cow statues, this was the first time we had seen an art exhibit like this.

Toronto, Ontario 2000: Moose

Like St. Paul, Toronto had dozens of sculptures on display that fall, featuring moose instead of Snoopy.

Berlin, Germany 2002: Bears

Berlin, Germany featured statues of bears in the summer of 2002. There were dozens representing countries around the world, arranged in a circle near the Brandenburg Gate. Bears of different designs were scattered throughout the city. The Statue of Liberty bear on the middle picture represented the United States of America. Our favorite, Cheese Bear, stood on the Kurfurstendamm.

St. Paul, Minnesota 2002: Lucy

Jill missed St. Paul's 2001 display of Charlie Brown statues, but got to see the 2002 Lucy statues with her Grandma and Grandpa Schilling.

Indianapolis, Indiana 2003: Race Cars

When Indianapolis decided to create a collection of statues in May 2003, it was an easy decision to feature race cars. Cars were scattered throughout the city, with a large concentration in the downtown area, including inside Circle Center Mall and around Monument Circle in the heart of downtown.

St. Paul, Minnesota 2003: Linus

St. Paul followed up their popular Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Lucy statues with Linus in the summer of 2003. Once again, Jill was there with her grandparents to see them.

Berea, Kentucky 2003: Hands

While stopping in Berea, Kentucky, on our way to a weekend in Asheville, North Carolina, we happened upon a display of hand statues. One, in front of the Berea College Crafts Store, was so new it was being installed when we photographed it. At this point, we officially had a collection of statue photos, and this page was born.

Lafayette, Indiana 2005: Frogs

We packed up Claire and her wheelchair and headed north to Lafayette, Indiana on Tom's birthday to see their exhibit of frog statues. We had perfect weather as we strolled through downtown Lafayette. We also stopped by the Purdue campus in West Lafayette and got a shot of the Purdue frog at the Chauncey Hill Mall.

Alexandria, Egypt 2007: Bears

While on a dinner cruise on the Nile River, we spotted this display of bear statues along the bank. There were probably 100 statues in all, and they were identical to the bears we had seen in Berlin, Germany in 2002.