James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove Explained
| James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove |
| Completion Date: | (created)
(at this locatoon) |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject: | Animals |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
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.
Description and history
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.
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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Notes and References
- News: Darbee . Jeff . City Quotient: The Scioto's Storybook Statues . October 22, 2018 . Columbus Monthly . November 28, 2017 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232623/http://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20171128/city-quotient-sciotos-storybook-statues . live .
- Web site: Battelle Riverfront Park . Columbus Recreation and Parks Department . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034813/http://www.sciotomile.com/parks/batelle-riverfront-park/ . October 23, 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Eagle, (sculpture). . . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232840/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315376~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Griffin, (sculpture). . Smithsonian Institution . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232641/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315379~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Hound, (sculpture). . Smithsonian Institution . October 22, 2018 . October 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034720/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315378~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Lion, (sculpture). . Smithsonian Institution . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232844/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315380~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Owl, (sculpture). . Smithsonian Institution . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232651/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315381~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Unicorn, (sculpture). . Smithsonian Institution . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232701/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!315377~!0#focus . live .
- Web site: Officials hope stolen owl will fly home soon. 2020-09-27. 2022-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418215046/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2009/03/04/snow-plows-stolen-in-brockton/40288727007/. live.
