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Seward Johnston awakening giant may seem perpetually grouchy, but as one of the most popular sculptures in town, he seldom lacks playful company. and fabricated by Columbia-Cascade from Washington State. The structure was installed by MidAtlantic Structures of Baltimore, Md. This was purposely done to ease the potential for overcrowding, which is readily apparent during periods of maximum use, especially on nice summer weekends. The formal children’s playground structure is divided into two sections spaced approximately a hundred feet apart. Maybe he seems to be roaring and thrashing because he could use a bit of the hair of the dog that bit him. Judging by the look on his face, the giant apparently had a rough night and isn’t quite ready to meet the day. Only five body parts rise above the surface. All of his imaginary body and most of his limbs lie deep in the earth at Haines Point. If the giant stood up, he’d have a great view of the Potomac River all the way down to Alexandria on one side and of the National Mall on the other. In creating The Awakening, Johnson broke his own mold, so to speak, by playing tricks with scale to create an immediately recognizable fantasy. Johnson has made a career of creating hyper-realistic public sculptures of city dwellers doing simple, normal things like sitting under a tree, reading a newspaper, skateboarding, talking or hailing a cab. Seward Johnson, Jr., heir to the Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid fortune. This is a massive, segmented sculpture done by J. And despite many varied opinions about ongoing world conflicts, children from these nations peacefully playing together.Īt Haines Point there are two full-size golf courses, a miniature golf course, tree-shaded picnic benches, a two-structure formal children’s playground and, of course, The Awakening statue. It is not unusual to discern up to a dozen or more languages being spoken on a busy weekend or to see native dress from these countries. is a multi-cultural playground for children of all ages. West Potomac Park on Haines Point in Washington, D.C. Older kids climb the giant’s foot, hand and bent knee, although one outstretched arm is too tall for most. Three-year-olds climb into the giant’s mouth and curl up on his tongue. Perhaps sending your children to climb all over him will help.The giant is patient, lying still, while sneakers trample and kick him, hands pull his beard and fingers, and endless photos are snapped of him.
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Watch this poor man as he struggles to free himself from the sand that will never let him go. … even if the local Starbucks DOESN’T have Orange Mango smoothies, like their menu says! The schmucks… but their wifi is super fast, let me tell you! And they do have strawberry. It’s fun, it’s random, and in a cute area to visit and get away from the chaos that is the city of Washington, D.C. See how the creature picks off pirates for lunch! Besides, something like this is not made to sit behind glass in an art museum and be analyzed by curators and experts this piece is multi functional and add a little pizzazz to the beach. I’ve read online people complaining about children always climbing all over the sculpture, but considering the location of its installation, I think that might have been somewhat the point. It consists of a large face, left hand, right hand and arm, left knee, and right foot as he appears to be trying to rise from beneath the beach. In 2007, the sculpture was purchased and moved onto this specially made beach at National Harbor. Seward Johnson in 1980 and originally installed at Hains Point in D.C. The Awakening is a large aluminum sculpture created by J. This is THE AWAKENING- National Harbor, Fort Washington, MD. I stumbled upon it because I came in search of this guy. It reminds me of another version of Chicago’s Navy Pier with a ferris wheel, carousels, cute little shops, and random art. called National Harbor? I didn’t! It’s clearly a fairly popular place, I feel a bit ashamed! I am about to say something that is probably going to make a lot of people think “…you DIDN’T know that?”ĭid you know there is this place near Washington D.C.