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December 31, 2009 in Washington Voices
Steel panther embodies Mead High’s community
Sculptor Rick Davis kneels beside his latest work, a steel figure of a panther, on Dec. 18. The mascot of Mead High School sits outside the school gym.
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Sculptors don’t often receive raucous applause – especially from hundreds of teenagers. But at the Mead High School holiday assembly on Dec. 18, shouts and cheers rang out for sculptor Rick Davis.
The artist had recently completed a steel statue for the school. Thanks to Davis, Mead students can now say, “Meet me at the panther.”
Principal Ken Russell explained, “We didn’t have a panther monument anywhere on our campus.”
When Davis heard school administrators were looking to commission a sculpture, he eagerly offered his services. “I’d been looking for an opportunity to do a public piece,” he …
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