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Bear Statues (page 1)

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The five-foot-tall bear statues shown in the rows below were originally produced by Prewitt Fiberglass Animals. The original statue for the mold was created by Richard Ellis. The statues were later produced by International Fiberglass which bought the mold from Prewitt. They have since been duplicated in aluminum.

Bear
Warrenton, VA		 Bear
Johnstown, NY
The Bear in Warrenton is located on the roof of Clark Brothers Gun Shop. [map]

The Bear in Johnstown stands on the roof of Bear Muffler. [second photo thanks DinerFan] [map]

Bear
Charlemont, MA		 Bear [gone]
Brockton, MA		 Bear
Campbell, CA
The Bear in Charlemont is located at the Big Indian Gift Shop, now known as Native Views. [map]

The Bear in Brockton was installed on top of the sign for Happy Bear Brakes. By 2017, the business was known as BCF Auto Services & Sales and the bear was gone.

The Bear in Campbell is located at Campbell Automotive. The "Happy Bear" sign indicates that the shop uses Bear Manufacturing equipment. [map]

Blue Bear Car Wash
Havre, MT
The bear statue at the Blue Bear Car Wash has been there since at least 2008. The car wash has been there since at least 1995. The sign looks like it was inspired by those produced by Bear Manufacturing. [map]

Bear
Oakhurst, CA
This Bear is located in front of a Century 21 office. The statue is referred to as the Talking Bear. When a visitor pushes a button nearby, a recording about grizzly bears plays. It has been there since 1963. The voicebox was added later. For more, see this website. [map]

The bear statues shown in the rows below were apparently produced from the same mold.

Bear
Fillmore, UT		 Bear
Kinston, VA
This Bear in Fillmore is located at a Chevron gas station. [map]

This Bear in Kinston is installed at the entrance to Neuseway Nature Park. [map]

Bears
Ashton, ID		 Bear
El Paso, TX
These Bears in Ashton are installed in front of the Frostop Drive-in. The one on the right is a smaller bear of a different design. [map]

This Bear in El Paso has been installed in a front yard since the early 2000s. [map]

The bear statues shown in the row below were produced by Sculptured Advertising in Sparta, WI in the early 1960s.

Bear
Winter, WI		 Bear
Dubois, WY
The Bear in Winter stands in front of Red's Big Bear Lodge. [map]

This fiberglass Bear statue in Dubois is made from the same mold as the one in Winter. It is installed in front of the Black Bear Inn. [map]

There is another one of these statues in Brooksville, FL and another in Union, MI.

The bear statues shown in the row are examples of the modern "sit-in-his-hand" type. They were likely produced by the same company that made these gorilla statues in St. Petersburg, FL and Branson, MO.

Bear
St. Louis, MO		 Bears
Foley, AL
This Bear in St. Louis is installed at Hoods Discount Home Center along with several other animal statues. [map]

These Bears are located at Hoods Discount Home Center in Foley. There are around 9 locations in the chain which has been selling concrete architectural products, statues, pots, furniture, etc. This location has been operating since at least 2008. [map]

There is another one of these statues in Oak Lawn, IL.

The bear statues shown below and on the following pages appear to be one-off designs. They are organized alphabetically by state.

Alaska:
Bear (Anchorage)
Bear (Talkeetna)

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR
The black bear is the University of Central Arkansas's mascot. This rather crude, concrete bear was built around 1950. It is painted purple which is the school's color. The statue was the subject of vandalism by rival schools who painted the statue with their own colors. Therefore, this statue has many layers of paint. It is installed next to Bear Hall. The bear holds an open book between his paws.

I believe this carved wooden bear is from the late 1990s. It is installed in a building next to the stadium.

The small bronze bear appears to be modern.

Black Bear & Cub
Mesa, AZ
This Black Bear & Cub sculpture is entitled "Bearly Fishin". The bronze sculpture is six feet tall. It was created by Brady Fairbanks. The sculpture has been here since around 2008. The cub has been missing since 2023. [map]

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