Dancing Bears - Manchester, CT
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N 41° 46.445 W 072° 31.308
18T E 705970 N 4627661
The Dancing Bears are featured on the Dancing Bears (a.k.a. Childrens) Fountain in Center Park on Main Street in Manchester, CT.
Waymark Code: WMQBB2
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2016
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A bronze sculpture of a pair of dancing bears dance on top of a 5' high pink granite fountain in Central Park. The bronze bears are 2' high by 1.5' wide. They were sculpted by Albert Humphreys and cast at the Pomponian Bronze Works. The sculpture was copyrighted in 1909.
The bears are standing on their hind legs facing each other. The larger bear is holding the shoulders of the smaller bear while the smaller bear is holding the larger bear at the waist. The bears dance on the pedestal of a fountain that also has a basin and octagonal base.
Name of statue: Dancing Bears
Name of creator: Albert Humphreys, sculptor; Pomponian Bronze Works, founder.
Material: Bronze sculpture; Granite base
Date created: 1909
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
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