This photo of a big blue bear peering into the Colorado Convention Center in Denver was passed on to me by Margie Butler in Providence. I See What You Mean was commissioned by Denver’s Public Art Program from artist Lawrence Argent and installed in 2005. There’s a great short video of the installation on the public art program’s website.

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BIG, BLUE BEAR (taken from a press release on the Public Art Program’s website)

Where was the bear made?  American Canyon, California
What are the materials used in the sculpture?  Steel armature and polymer concrete
How much does the bear weigh?  10,000 pounds
How many pieces comprise the bear?  6
How many trucks will it take to transport the bear from California to Denver?  5
How many miles will the bear travel from California to Denver?  1,238
How many people will it take to build the bear?  25
How tall is the bear?  40 feet to the crown of its head
How much food would the bear eat per day if it were a real bear?  A five foot black bear eats an average 45 pounds of food a day.  So, at 40 feet, it might consume 360 pounds of food per day.