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Sunday Skaters

	Sunday Skaters 1/200 @ f6.3 - 31mm - ISO 200 Grapevine, Texas Mike F. Anderson

What a marvelous capture of this street sculture, so perfectly placed! Seward Johnson?

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September 05, 2011

This sculpture entitled, SUNDAY SKATERS, was created by Archie St. Clair, Grapevine's artist-in-residence. The playful skaters can be found along main street outside Weinberger's Deli. If you happen to be near Grapevine, visit this sculpture representing happier, carefree times. It was dedicated in 2006.

Anyone who has pulled on a pair of skates can identify with the frolicsome spirit this sculpture evokes. A poem is included in the memorial plaque:

"Church and Sunday dinner at last are done,
now its time to have some fun!
Mary Virginia, J.E., Dorothy Beth and Muttin,
Skate nearly to Main, then around they spin.
To the 1920s & 30s, Oh! let's go back!
There were no worries then, just the sidewalk cracks!
Whether then or now, Grapevine's still the same place,
Here children play freely, because they are safe."

by Sallie Andrews

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September 05, 2011