Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: brick and slate
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Case Enterprises 221 Main Street Hartford Connecticut 06106
Located 210 Washington Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut
Date:
Dedicated April 14, 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Norman W. Legassie (On plaque on base:) On April 23, 1987,/The L'Ambiance Plaza/Building Collapsed on This/Site, Killing 28 and Injuring 22/Dedicated Construction Workers./In Their Honor:/SOME GOOD HAS RISEN WHERE SO MANY TRAGICALLY FELL/INJURED/(Two columns of 11 names each follows)/DECEASED/(Two columns of 14 names each follows) signed
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Summary:
Full-length male construction worker stands on a tapered pedestal and square base. The figure wears work clothes, including vest, trousers and an open-neck work shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He carries a hard hat in his proper left hand, balancing the hat on his hip. He holds a tool kit on a strap in his proper right hand. The figure wears a moustache and is in mid-stride.
