Learn more about The Big Catch sculpture in Seattle Southside Scenes. The Big Catch, Casual Dining Seafood cuisine. Kinda don not like that you can’t order half a pound'. Explore menu, see photos and read 125 reviews: 'I really enjoy this place it’s quiet but still a vibe and the food is affordable. On the west side of Hwy 509/Marine View Drive, just south of S. Book now at The Big Catch in Long Beach, CA. In fact, we wonder if this controversial artwork may have spurred the creation of a counterpoint sculpture in nearby Tacoma, which we titled, Proper Role of Man and Fish. All of them are beloved, but not Big Catch. Luckily for them, the breast-groping isn't visible from a distance, where it looks like the goofy man is just dancing with the big fish.īeyer was a popular Washington sculptor who created public artworks such as Kitt Coyote, Waiting For the Interurban, and Tourists with Sea Gulls on Heads. Beyer later admitted that this story was completely made up, by him, after-the-fact, simply to soothe the scandalized people of Des Moines. The plaque outlines a fairy tale of a beautiful maiden turned into a fish who is saved by the kiss of her fisherman boyfriend. One thing is certain: the backstory isn't what's written on the bronze plaque that accompanies the statue. Richard Beyer died in 2012, so there's no way now to ask him what he was thinking when he sculpted "Big Catch" in 1994: a bronze statue of a scruffy older man with boots grabbing the human breasts of a very large fish. He knew the times and the places that fish could be caught. To read the original article, click here.
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Let's dive right in (pun intended) and see if we can get to the bottom of this fishy situation. 20 hours ago &0183 &32 You’ll get that from Telly, a new TV brand, but the big catch is it’ll show you ads constantly. This is one strange roadside attraction in Seattle Southside.
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