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1. I'm not sure if I have a favorite statue/sculpture, although the Thinker's right up there, especially as there's a bronze cast of it at the University of Louisville within line of sight of the law school where I went. :)

2. Erm.... let me think...it's been a minute.

3. Possibly?

I've heard of David; I don't think I know the Veiled Virgin. I'll have to look that up. Also if that happened to me I would probably scream and run away; I've seen enough Doctor Who to know that living statues are bad news.

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There's a whole genre of marble statues that look texture-realistic. There's one where a greek gods hand is on a womans leg and there's indentations that make it look soft--just mind boggling stuff. The Veiled Virgin looks like you could pull away the veil and see the statue hidden underneath. It's insane!

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Veiled Virgin (if this is the one I’m thinking of) is WILD

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1. The "Golden Boy", located on top of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg.

2. A long time.

3. No.

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Woah okay this was fun!

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And I went to our Natural Science museum with our kiddos + my father in law like… two weeks ago? It’s the one I used to work at, with a paleontology hall the size of a football field 😍

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a normal, texas sized paleontology exhibit

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Basically 😂

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I don't particulary have a favorite statue. Although ever since that Dr Who episde Blink and the Weeping Angles, I'll never look at statues the same way again!

I used to work at the Art Institute in Chicago, so it was really nice that I was able to wander about on my breaks, visiting my favorite paintings whenever I wanted.

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1. Probably the Townley bust of Hadrian. The artist carved Hadrian's distinctive wrinkles into his ear. Now that's attention to detail. Plus, he's heroically Roman-looking.

2. Beyond memory. Eternities. Forever. Too long, in other words.

3. While I love this one's theme, I'm barred until the next season. They've officially labeled me, "A disturber of the peace."

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Alright then, keep your secrets!

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1. I like this one a lot: https://www.sculpturebytps.com/miniature-sculptures/christian-collection/a-quiet-moment/

2. November of 2023, I went to the Children's Museum of Phoenix.

3. I don't know. I haven't checked it out.

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"David "which I had the pleasure of seeing in Rome left me awestruck.

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