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Walking Figure

Coordinates: 40°50′36″N 72°38′36″W / 40.843466°N 72.643316°W / 40.843466; -72.643316
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Walking Figure
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ArtistDonald Baechler
TypeSculpture
MediumAluminum
Dimensions9.1 m (30 ft)
Coordinates40°50′36″N 72°38′36″W / 40.843466°N 72.643316°W / 40.843466; -72.643316[citation needed]

Walking Figure is an outdoor sculpture by Donald Baechler, located at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. The 30-foot (9.1 m) aluminum statue has received a mixed reception.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Moye, David (June 11, 2014). "Does This Statue Look Like Art to You? Didn't Think So". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ James, Will (June 9, 2014). "Westhampton Beach sculpture appears at Gabreski Airport". Newsday. ISSN 0278-5587. OCLC 5371847. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Sternlicht, Alexandra (June 9, 2014). "Yet Another Statue Continues in Trend of Trashing Hamptons". The New York Observer. ISSN 1052-2948. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2022. In the Hamptons, beauty is not in the eye of the beholder
  4. ^ Katz, Emily Tess (June 10, 2014). "30-Foot-Tall 'Walking Figure' Sculpture Upsets Westhampton Residents". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "'Walking Figure' sculpture at Gabreski Airport turns heads in Westhampton Beach". News 12 Long Island. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2022.