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Gallery: Big Blue Bear Sculptor Was Public Art Icon

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You may not know the name Lawrence Argent, but you likely know his work.

The Colorado sculptor was behind Denver鈥檚 big blue bear. The 60-year-old died unexpectedly on Wednesday.

Titled 鈥淚 See What You Mean,鈥� Argent鈥檚 40-foot-tall bear peeking into the Colorado Convention Center has been an iconic public artwork since it was installed in 2005. Larger-than-life animals were one of his hallmarks. The artist also created a 20-foot-tall rabbit in the middle of the Sacramento International Airport and a 49-foot-tall panda hanging from a building in China.

Credit Courtesy of Argent Studio
"Leap" at Sacramento International Airport

Click through the photo gallery to see some of Argent鈥檚 work.

Stacy was 皇冠网址's arts and culture reporter from 2015 to 2021.
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