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These statues are found in Hannibal Missouri. They honor American author, Mark Twain’s famous characters in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South on the Mississippi River in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) published in 1884. It is commonly regarded as one of the Great American Novels, and is one of the first major American novels written in the vernacular, (the common language of that time period and characterized by local color regionalism).
The drifting journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on their raft may be one of the most enduring images of escape and freedom in all of American literature.
(information source: http://en.wikipedia.org)
statue hannibal missouri huck finn tom sawyer author mark twain jan tribe
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Artwork Comments
A gorgeous pair!!!
& an Ekphrasis of the sculpture which is an ekphrasis of Twain’s book! lol
Chookas! X♥X
Thanks! an Ekphrasis! maybe I’ll add it to the group
NO WAY, AWESOME,
(I remember watching the american series of Hucckle berry flinn.as a young girl.I never missed a single episode.Thanks for bring back sweet memories of childhood !)
I read the books and watched the movies too, so it was fun to see this statue! thanks so much!!
The lighting is right, as well the contrast of the background, brings forward the focused element of the statue, You’ve not only captured the artist signature, but my interest for doing so ! paul
Thank you so much for such a detailed comment!! It is so appreciated!! I’m glad you liked this!! ~ Jan
Paul is right on all accounts. A perfect setting to emphasize the shading of the bronze. Will have to share with my grandson next time he’s over as he is reading this book (he’s 7 yrs. old), I know he’ll enjoy it. Jules
Thank you!! I appreciate your wonderful comment! How fun your grandson is reading Huck Finn… brings back memories when I was young! thanks!