Winston Bronnum
| Winston Atwood Bronnum | |
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Winston Bronnum with The World's Largest Lobster | |
| Born |
March 21, 1929 New Denmark, New Brunswick |
| Died |
September 10, 1991 (aged 62) Sussex, New Brunswick |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable work | The World's Largest Lobster, Jumbo the Elephant |
Winston Bronnum (1929-1991) was a self-taught Canadian nature artist, sculptor and entrepreneur known for his large concrete animal sculptures which adorn Canadian roadsides. He founded and operated the defunct Animaland Park which showcased a number of his works and served as his workshop. He worked on bridges and hydro dams early on which helped when designing and building the structures.[1]
Jumbo the Elephant, 1985
Notable works
- The Cow Bay Moose, Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, 1959[2][3]
- Gladstone Horse, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1967
- Broken Down Race Horse (Blowhard), Penobsquis, New Brunswick, 1967
- Maugerville Potato, Maugerville, New Brunswick, 1969[2]
- Jumbo the Elephant, St. Thomas, Ontario, 1985[4]
- The World's Largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick, 1990[5]
References
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- ↑ dayan. "Winston Bronnum". www.bigthings.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- 1 2 Day, photographs by Henri Robideau ; text by Peter (1988). From the Pacific to the Atlantic : Canada's gigantic. Toronto: Summerhill Press. ISBN 0920197450.
- ↑ "Winston Atwood Bronnum (? - 1991)". Big Things. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "St. Thomas' Jumbo the Elephant". CBC Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Shediac's Lobster and Fisherman". CBC Digital Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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