i walk through maritime plaza quite often, but just recently realized this statue of what appears to be a man sitting on a rock with his two chow-chows. i figured that maybe the statue was done as a tribute to an older chinese man whose daily routine included daily visits to the park to enjoy the sunshine and scenery with his two furry friends.as a looked closer i realized the sign near the statue read GEORGIA O'KEEFE. i was baffled. why did they make the talented painter look like a shriveled up old man? and why was she placed in this park with two dogs?
so i did a little research and, low and behold, it turns out that sweet georgia did have a soft spot for chow-chows and she did look a little weathered from years of sunning herself while in her garden. now the statue makes so much more sense and i'll give miss georgia and the pups a "whaddup" next time i pass by them.
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