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Concept photo for "Goldie 1971" created by Wade Hulsey for Joe McCreary.
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Concept photo for "Goldie 1971," created by Wade Hulsey for Joe McCreary.
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Sleeping giant
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Joe McCreary "Goldie 1971" 2009, iron and steel; approx. 23 ft. L, 4 ft. T, 5 ft. W; between 3 and 4 tons.
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Joe McCreary talks with visiting artists Kevin Shook and Steve Cole from Birmingham about "Goldie 1971."
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For awhile, the authorities felt it necessary to keep "Goldie 1971" penned in, for everyone's protection.
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Joe McCreary, "Goldie 1971"
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After the project is completed: (foreground, clockwise:) James Hutchinson, Daniel Livingston, Charles Lofton, Joe McCreary, and Beau Brown.
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James Hutchinson from the UA Grounds Dept., and Joe McCreary shake hands after a morning of heavy labor.
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Adding the last leg to "Goldie 1971."
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Charles Lofton driving the front end loader watches while Joe McCreary attaches a leg, with the help of Beau Brown, James Hutchinson, Craig Wedderspoon, and Adam Frederick
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Assembling "Goldie 1971"
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Charles Lofton guides the loader carrying a leg into place.
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Joe McCreary and his sculpture professor guide the front end loader, while Daniel Livingston and James Hutchinson look on.
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Joe, James Hutchinson, and our sculpture professor watch as the front end loader, driven by Charles Lofton, lifts the last leg.
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Joe McCreary harnesses up a giant leg with the help of Daniel Livingston.
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Daniel Livingston, Joe, and our sculpture professor let down the giant's foot.
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Guiding the feet into place.
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Picking up the feet
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Assembling "Goldie 1971"
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Joe and his sculpture professor nudge the giant's upper leg into place. James Hutchinson, Daniel Livingston, Adam Frederick and Molly Brooke Threadgill look on.
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Attaching the legs of "Goldie 1971"
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Joe and his sculpture professor nudge the giant's upper leg into place, with help from Daniel Livingston, and Charles Lofton driving the loader. Beau Brown, Adam Frederick, and James Hutchinson look on.
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Joe McCreary removes the strap from the giant's forearm.
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Joe McCreary talks to Charles Lofton about where to aim the front end loader.
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Joe, Daniel Livingston, James Hutchinson, and Charles Lofton in the front end loader, move a leg.