Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Just ducky
Posted By Max Brantley on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Say quack to the latest sculptural addition to the growing collection in Riverfront Park. It's a duck sculpture, purchased by the Peabody Hotel for $12,500, for the part of the park under the hotel's, er, wing. Photo is by our artist in residence/bird bureau chief, Leslie Newell Peacock.
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