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California Statues (page 8)

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Fabien Castanier Gallery
Culver City, CA
 Merman
San Bruno, CA
 St. Vincent Court
Los Angeles, CA
This statue of a man holding a paint roller on top of the Fabien Castanier Gallery sign was created by Mark Jenkins. He is famous for his lifelike sculptures with people wearing hoodies and other objects which obscure their faces. This statue was installed in 2015 and still has remnants of the letters for the previous business that occupied the space, Amirco International. [map]

The Merman statue was installed on the roof of a Shell gas station convenience store around 2021. [map]

These statues in Los Angeles are installed above businesses in the St. Vincent Court alley. They have been there since at least 2014. [map]

Speedy
Fullerton, CA
 Modjeska Shakespeare
Silverado, CA
I believe this head which is installed in a soapbox gravity racer car in the rafters inside Roscoe's Famous Deli is from an Alka-Seltzer Speedy mascot statue. He would have had an Alka-Seltzer tablet hat and held another Alka-Seltzer tablet. For more, see this website.

The Modjeska Shakespeare statue from the 1940s was saved from a junkyard and installed in front of a residence. It is dressed as different characters every year. In 2024, the statue was dressed as Bigfoot. For more, see this website. [map]

Bullman
Walnut Creek, CA
 Harvest of Progress
Tracy, CA
The cast bronze Bullman sculpture was created by Gerald Heffernon and installed in 2017. [map]

This Harvest of Progress sculpture pays tribute to Tracy's railroad and agricultural heritage. The bronze sculpture was installed in 2013 in a roundabout downtown. It was designed by Rowland Cheney and is about 16 feet tall. The farmer and railroad conductor stand back-to-back. For more, see this website. [map]

Bruce Lee
Los Angeles, CA
This 7-foot-tall bronze Bruce Lee sculpture was created by Zhong Zhiyuan and installed in Chinatown in 2018. Lee is depicted in a martial arts stance and holds nunchucks. This is the only Bruce Lee statue in the U.S. [map]

Olympic Black Power
San Jose, CA
This Olympic Black Power sculpture commemorating the awards ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. It was created by Rigo 23 and installed in 2005 at San Jose University. The San Jose State University African-American student athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlo, wore black socks and raised black-gloved fists in a black power salute to draw attention to the injustices of people of color in the U.S. For more, see this website. [map]

Paul Revere
Cerritos, CA
This bronze sculpture of Paul Revere is installed in Cerritos Heritage Park. It was created be Dee Clements in 2002. [map]

Abraham Lincoln
Cerritos, CA
This bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln was created by Mark Lundeen in 2006. It is installed on a bench next to the back entrance of the Liberty Park Community Center. It shows Lincoln holding his notes for his Second Inaugural Address. [map]

Jedediah Smith
San Dimas, CA
This bronze sculpture of Jedediah Smith was created by Victor Issa in 1992. The explorer camped in San Dimas in 1826. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Cesar E. Chavez Memorial
Riverside, CA
The Cesar E. Chavez Riverside Memorial sculpture was created by Ignacio Gomez and installed in 2013. It depicts a six-foot-tall Chavez leading farmworkers from the fields. [map]

John Wayne
Beverly Hills, CA
This 21-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of John Wayne was created by Harry Jackson in 1984. It was commissioned by the Great Western Savings and Loan and stood in front of their headquarters originally. Wayne did TV commercials for the company which no longer occupies the building but the statue remains. The reliefs depict a cattle stampede and horsemen burying a man killed in the stampede. [map]

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