tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post6978617058921076706..comments2024-01-13T18:55:52.789-05:00Comments on Intangible Arts: The Wake's ProgressIntangibleArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277140324522000385noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-38208560089224085412008-07-17T15:00:00.000-04:002008-07-17T15:00:00.000-04:00On a related note, I'm sure you locals used to hav...On a related note, I'm sure you locals used to have good times climbing the triceratops that used to sit in front of the Natural History museum. Did you know that it now sits, lonely, adjacent to a research facility at the National Zoo?Godshamgodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304626726712686745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-30899998552974833322008-07-10T09:57:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:57:00.000-04:00Come winter and spring floods, more people will re...Come winter and spring floods, more people will realize what a huge loss Hains Point has suffered. Who didn't appreciate his snow obscured parts? When floods receded and more than the knee and extended arm became visible again, who didn't cheer?<BR/><BR/>I was a regular visitor to The Awakening, but seeing that empty plot at the Point just breaks my heart. It's a shame that the Park Service couldn't come up with the bucks to buy it so that it could remain in its rightful resting place.dcpeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717760056852737076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-18041975944883533142008-07-09T15:02:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:02:00.000-04:00I had climbed in the dirty, mulch-filled mouth sev...I had climbed in the dirty, mulch-filled mouth several times as a boy as well. <BR/><BR/>And more recently I made bike trips with the Awakening as my mid-way stop, stare and laugh point. I think it rather fit in on Hains Point. It had become a true home for the sculpture. <BR/><BR/>Sadly I can't bike to Nat'l Harbor.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989858662676793726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-24777257320352795802008-07-09T10:45:00.000-04:002008-07-09T10:45:00.000-04:00I'm surprised I don't remember that sculpture, act...I'm surprised I don't remember that sculpture, actually, having been a frequent visitor to DC in the late '70s and early '80s. But maybe it was just too cool for my family's taste; in any case, we never went to see it. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-90792756098378754852008-07-09T08:04:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:04:00.000-04:00I have never been a fan of that sculpture, so from...I have never been a fan of that sculpture, so from my point of view, it belongs in a place of<BR/><BR/>... <I>manufactured opulence and cufflinks and hair-plugs and expense accounts. Classless and gaudy and overdone, like a child's sci-fi exaggerated vision of corporate success.</I><BR/><BR/>Well said, you!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-17856630873526742122008-07-09T04:42:00.000-04:002008-07-09T04:42:00.000-04:00I was disappointed when I learned the Awakening ha...I was disappointed when I learned the Awakening had been sold and would be moved and seeing your photos of the Old Man's new venue makes me sad. This setting looks barren and harsh. At least at Haines Point he was buried in wood chips and surrounded by grass. This looks totally unapproachable.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad the artist and the National Park Service and the National Capital Planning Commission and D.C. citizens didn't speak up and demand the Awakening remain where it was. This is a shame.Janet Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.com