Dancing Girl
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N 35° 35.327 W 086° 21.334
16S E 558381 N 3938531
Located in Bell Buckle TN outside the sculptures studio. The statue was replaced and noted by a visit 5-29-2012. Interacting will require some thought with this new statue. Please check the gallery so you see the change.
Waymark Code: WM10PF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2006
Views: 56
RUSSELL FAXON
Biography
Russell Faxon was born in Independence, Missouri in 1951 and was raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He attended Memphis State University on a football scholarship and received a B.A. degree in art education from Western Kentucky University in 1973.
After teaching in the Metropolitan Nashville School System, from 1974-1976, Mr. Faxon traveled to Italy pursuing his love of sculpture.
He moved to Bell Buckle, Tennessee in 1979 to serve as resident artist at the Webb School. He established his home and business, Selah Studio, in the historic pre-civil war area of the town. There he continues the development of his limited edition bronze figures through the process known as "Lost Wax". Mr. Faxon's creations range in size from table models to monumental and are in private and corporate collections across the United States and Europe, which include Barbara Mandrell, Abilene Christian University, Lloyds of London, Calsonic International, The State of Tennessee, Northern Telecom, Inc., The Korean War Memorial of Tennessee, the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff for Opryland, USA, Cracker Barrel Inc., Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, Bank of America and CNL Corporation of Orlando, Florida
Location description: Front of Artist Studio
Statue's Subject: Unknown
Artist: Russell Faxon
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
Extra credit for having fun!!!