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Olde Towne Portsmouth lists a sperm whale sculpture by Craig Gray, made in 2009, at the corner of London and Washington Streets; the City of Portsmouth's Civic Art Collection includes it, and it was installed there in 2019.
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Sperm Whale (large concrete sculpture, London and Washington Streets)
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Olde Towne Portsmouth lists a sperm whale sculpture at the corner of London and Washington Streets, inside a small park. The Portsmouth Cultural Arts District's public art catalog says artist Craig Gray sculpted the whale in 2009 and donated it through Support Portsmouth Public Art, together with a donor family. According to both organisations it was installed at this corner in 2019. The catalog adds that it joined Portsmouth's Civic Art Collection, the city's body of publicly owned artwork.
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A sculpture at a street corner. Admission, hours and access terms are not documented in the sources reviewed; check locally before visiting.
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Corner of London and Washington Streets, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, in a small park according to the Portsmouth Cultural Arts District.
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