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Polar Bear
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Mr Jamieson the Draper
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Bruin the Polar Bear and Mr Jamieson the Draper

Bruin the Polar Bear and Mr Jamieson the Draper
Near the Corner of Castle Street and High Street, Dundee

Info from Dundee City Council: "The statue commemorates the 1878 escape and subsequent safe recapture of a polar bear [named Bruin], one of two brought from Davis’ Straits by a local whaling ship and bought for exhibition in Commercial Street by a Mr Woods. Quoted from the Public Art Dundee website

Nouchetdu38, Denis Croissant, Malik Raoulda, Fred Fouarge and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja eine tolle Inszenierung lieber Joe,eine wunderbare Skulptur hast du bestens gezeigt,das schaut toll aus und danke auch für die Info dazu :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Ich freue mich über dein sehr netter Kommentar, Gúni. Viele Grüße, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
That poor polar bear, no wonder it tried to escape! The statue is impressive but Mr. Jamieson doesn't look too bothered;-)
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Gudrun club
Thanks for your very kind comment, Gudrun. Best wishes, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Misou 49
Misou 49 club
Belle sculpture !
Bonne soirée Joé .
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Misou 49 club
Merci pour ton très gentil commentaire, Misou 49. Bonne soirée. Amitiés, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
ouh !!! ça fait froid dans le dos ! il va se faire croquer !*****************belle prise !
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
J'apprécie ton très gentil commentaire, Valeriane. Bonne journée. Amitiés, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
Just superb juxtaposition.
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Amelia club
Thanks, Amelia. I photographed this statue last year, and I thought, when I came back this year, the scaffolding would be gone. Unfortunately, it wasn't!
4 weeks ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
ziet goed uit JOE....liever niet in het ECHT
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thanks for your very kind comment, Fred. Have a good weekend! Cheers, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
Bruin is bij ons Brown--Joe!
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
I did spot that anomaly, Fred.
4 weeks ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Extraordinaire et excellemment partagée.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine Pascale.
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Merci pour ce beau compliment Malik. Bon week-end. Amitiés, Joe
4 weeks ago.
 Denis Croissant
Denis Croissant club
Wow....I think I missed quite a few of the sculptures on my visit to Dundee!
4 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Denis Croissant club
Check them out at https://publicartdundee.org/.
4 weeks ago.
Denis Croissant club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock club
Cheers Joe!
3 weeks ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Denis Croissant club
It's a good website for learning the location of statues and murals.
3 weeks ago.

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