Arguendo and Dixi have been residents of Austin, TX for most of 20+ years. We have tons of pictures from our time spent here and continue to take pictures around town. Here we plan on showing a picture each day. We hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Newsboy Sculpture

This is the Newsboy Sculpture located in front of the Texas Press Association at 718 W. 5th Street. We took a picture of the statue as well as the Historical Marker on the side of the building. While looking for more information on the sculpture I came across the website of the artist, Bridgette Mongeon. She has an area of her site dedicated to this sculpture and how it came to be. It was really interesting to read about the whole process of making the statue, as well as lots of information about newsboys in general. Well worth the time to read.


From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Posted by Arguendo | Dixi at 7:00 AM
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2 comments:

  1. Gerald (SK14)June 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    quite fascnating to get the artist's own perspective on it

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  2. HildaJune 16, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Our newsboys are a far cry from yours (most are not even boys anymore), but the sculpture is beautifully made.

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