Sammy Davis, Jr. 15-foot statue in progress

by Lara on October 22nd, 2007

Tina Allen’s 15-foot statue of Sammy Davis, Jr. Renowned sculptor, Tina Allen is currently in the process of creating a 15ft statue of Sammy Davis, Jr. in bronze. I’ve taken a look at her other work, and frankly, I’m not all that impressed. I mean yes, it’s impressive to be creating a 15 foot statue of anything, especially using the process of bronze (creating it in clay, making a mold, then the bronze casting) but even though the statue of Sammy is unfinished, looking at some of her other pieces, like that of Tupac Shakur looking gaunt and not at all like himself, leaves me feeling like I should wonder why she’s so renowned. I’m not liking the bumps and such in his sleeve, and I just can’t honestly say that it looks like Sammy the way I think he should be remembered. Thus is the nature of art I suppose - Beauty, eye of the beholder, blah blah blah.