“crack the whip’ sculpture – sunset hills, flint, mi
j. seward johnson, sculptor
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being the youngest in our neighborhood gang
i was often the smallest
finding myself on the end of ‘the whip’ during this game
sometimes it felt like i was flying
and highly likely that i was.
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“being smart as a whip means knowing when not to crack it’
-vera nazarian
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
This is amazing art work
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I found it fascinating, so life-like and in motion
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Absolutely 👍🏼
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Great sculpture and that whip, man does it sting!
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❤
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🙏🏻😊😊
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Wow. What an amazing and lifelike sculpture! 💛
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yes, he really brought it to life!
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Oh the joy of simple childhood games.
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I didn’t realize it was a sculpture until reading the comments. Too busy remembering being the runt at the end too.
What is amazing is how many fun things there were/are to do with not one bit of electronic equipment insight.
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same –
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I have a feeling the kids could really elevate you in the day, Beth!
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airborne!)
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I can see now one of the trips my daughter and I are planning needs to be up in that area you guys have a lot of cool things that we need to see Beth. I really love the kid like sculpture it looks so real one could almost hear them laughing as they play. Thanks for sharing.
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it really does –
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Words and picture in perfect harmony!
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thank you
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He really captured the essence of that childhood game, Beth.
Best wishes, Pete.
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he has indeed
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I was always at the other end of the whip.
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it takes a village to play a game
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What a memory built in such a fantastic sculpture.
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yes –
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I thought at first this was an actual old photo of kids playing.
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it looks so real
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This is one heck of a real-life looking sculpture. You have such a vast number of megacool works of art and fun in your area. I wd like that too.
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it really is so well done –
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What a lovely sculpture! It makes me think back to my childhood…
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it looks so lifelike
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My dad forbade us from playing this, but what a great sculpture.
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Wow…tough being at the end all the time.
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It was!
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That’s beautiful. You were for surely flying.
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no doubt at all
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Brings back a lot of memories. Did you ever play Red Rover?
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i did, indeed!
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What a fabulous sculpture! I was never at the end…
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all positions were important –
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This is true 🙂
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I love the emotion of this (memories).
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so vivid
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Great idea and execution. Evokes powerful memories.
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snaps us right back !
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What an amazing sculpture! So much life and motion!
Blessings!
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yes!
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Love the quote! I remember being at the end of the whip!
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airborne!)
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What an awesome sculpture!
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it really is so realistic
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I loved that game!
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So fun
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Yes!
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