A 20-foot, 500 pound sculpture and a wooden "throne" now decorate the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport. Today, the Downtown Davenport Partnership celebrated the unveiling of two new sculptures.
As part of an effort to bring inter-active art downtown, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce commissioned Irish wood artist, Liam O'Neill, and local artist, Dean Kugler.
O'Neill came to Davenport in August and started working on a 120-year-old damaged sugar maple tree from Vander Veer Park, provided by city arborist, Chris Johnson.
Dean Kugler sculpted a 20-foot man out of steel, fiberglass, and cement. The man has wings and broken shackles. He says the idea came from a dream, but he hopes others can relate to the symbolism.
Both sculptures will be on display at the RiverCenter in Davenport indefinitely.
