Reverence, By Jim Sardonis
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 20 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 20 ft
- Max elevation
- 404 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 335 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 177
- Uploaded
- April 17, 2016
- Recorded
- April 2016
near Kirby Corner, Vermont (United States)
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Itinerary description
Kirby Corner, Vermont, From the Wikipedia entry:
Reverence is a sculpture created by Jim Sardonis in 1989. The sculpture depicts two tails of whales "diving" into a sea of grass and is meant to symbolize the fragility of the planet. The tails were made from 36 tons of African black granite and stand 12-13 feet tall.
The sculpture was originally commissioned by British metals trader David Threlkeld, who was then a resident of Randolph, Vermont. The tails were to be at the entrance to a conference center that Threlkeld was planning, but financing fell through and Threlkeld moved to Arizona. After ten years at this Randolph site, they were sold and then moved to Technology Park in South Burlington where Ben & Jerry's ice cream has its corporate headquarters.
The Whale Tails, as the sculpture is more commonly known by local residents, is a landmark of sorts on the side of Interstate 89 between Exits 12 and 13 in Vermont. The sculpture is located at 44°26′44″N 73°08′35″WCoordinates: 44°26′44″N 73°08′35″W, on the right side of the north-bound lane. The sculpture has graced the covers of at least two books, Weird New England by Joseph A. Citro[1] and the art history textbook A World of Art by Henry Sayre.[2] It was included in Weird New England because the sculpture is well-known statewide, has an unusual location, and depicts sea creatures in New England's only landlocked state. A World of Art also includes a CD-ROM with video of the creation of the sculpture.
Reverence is a sculpture created by Jim Sardonis in 1989. The sculpture depicts two tails of whales "diving" into a sea of grass and is meant to symbolize the fragility of the planet. The tails were made from 36 tons of African black granite and stand 12-13 feet tall.
The sculpture was originally commissioned by British metals trader David Threlkeld, who was then a resident of Randolph, Vermont. The tails were to be at the entrance to a conference center that Threlkeld was planning, but financing fell through and Threlkeld moved to Arizona. After ten years at this Randolph site, they were sold and then moved to Technology Park in South Burlington where Ben & Jerry's ice cream has its corporate headquarters.
The Whale Tails, as the sculpture is more commonly known by local residents, is a landmark of sorts on the side of Interstate 89 between Exits 12 and 13 in Vermont. The sculpture is located at 44°26′44″N 73°08′35″WCoordinates: 44°26′44″N 73°08′35″W, on the right side of the north-bound lane. The sculpture has graced the covers of at least two books, Weird New England by Joseph A. Citro[1] and the art history textbook A World of Art by Henry Sayre.[2] It was included in Weird New England because the sculpture is well-known statewide, has an unusual location, and depicts sea creatures in New England's only landlocked state. A World of Art also includes a CD-ROM with video of the creation of the sculpture.
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