The "Veteran Sailor"

In early January I posted a photo of "Homecoming," a statue group depicting the moment a father returns to his home shore and family after serving overseas. It's a dramatic composition and it's easy not to notice another sculpture a short distance away, a much more meditative statue of a seated veteran watching the scene portrayed in "Homecoming." Though separated by some twenty or thirty feet, the interaction between the seated veteran and and the Homecoming trio is powerful and dynamic. If you're down at the Inner Harbour you'll find it rewarding to spend a few minutes with this group. Below is a plaque set into the pavement near the "Veteran Sailor." This statue, like the "Homecoming" composition is by local sculptor Nathan Scott.