ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A life-size bronze statue of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was unveiled at the Alaska airport that also bears his name.
The Anchorage Daily News reports the 631-pound (286-kilogram) statue uncovered Saturday at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport shows the longtime Republican senator with a welcoming disposition as he’s seated on a bench.
The Ted Stevens Foundation oversaw the privately funded project, which was sculpted by Joan Bugbee Jackson, of Cordova.
Foundation executive director Karina Waller says she hopes the statue’s high-traffic location will capture attention and spur people to learn more about Stevens.
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Stevens died in a plane crash near Dillingham in western Alaska in 2010. He served in the Senate for 40 years.
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Information from: Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/statue-of-us-sen-ted-stevens-unveiled-at-anchorage-airport/
2019-02-26 14:57:00Z
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