To Be Held By a Statue: A Great Emporium

Teresa and Ghetto Mr. Hunter hang out with bronze figures in the outdoor sculpture, A Great Emporium, designed by Malcolm Kow and located along the Singapore River, close to the Asian Civilisations Museum.  

You can also see the sculpture, From Chettiars to Financiers, in the background.  These outdoor installations are part of the People of the River series.

Singapore River

Singapore

August 2008

To be held by a statue: Dennis the Menace

There's a story about this statue of Dennis the Menace.  

A month after Mr. Hunter posed with him, the Dennis statue was stolen 

from the Monterey park where it lived!  

The city commissioned and installed a replica in 2007.

the Dennis the Menace Playground

El Estero Park

Monterey, California

September 2006

To be held by a statue: Musée Rodin

in the hand of one of Les Trois Ombres (The Three Shades) 

from Rodin's Gates of Hell

Musée Rodin

Paris, France

May 2010

To be held by a statue: Temple Square

Tucked into a family statue at Temple Square

Salt Lake City, Utah

May 2005

To be held by a statue: Jardin du Carrousel

The Maillol statues in the Jardin du Carrousel next to the Louvre have provided ample posing opportunities for Mr. H.

L'Air sculpture by Aristide Maillol

the Jardin du Carrousel in the Jardin des Tuileries

Paris, France

June 2007

A Mr. Hunter tradition: to be held by a statue

Mr. Hunter thinks it's fun to be held by different statues he encounters.

He met this lady when he was visiting Lake Como.

Villa del Balbianello

Lenno, Italy

July 2008