"Although its National Park Service "temporary permit" had long expired, the statue proved so popular that it remained for 27 years at the southern end of Hains Point, across the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. At times, the Potomac River flooded the statue, adding to the eeriness of the giant trying to escape the drowning waters.
In 2007, National Park Service announced that the sculpture would be moved to the National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside the District of Columbia, after the artist, Johnson, sold the statue for $750,000."
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Monday, February 25, 2008
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