James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove

James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove
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Completion date1992; 33 years ago (1992) (created)
2015; 10 years ago (2015)
(at this locatoon)
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectAnimals
LocationColumbus, Ohio, U.S.

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.[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]

  • Unicorn and Griffin
    Unicorn and Griffin
  • Griffin
    Griffin
  • Lion and Unicorn
    Lion and Unicorn
  • Owl
    Owl

See also

References

  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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