9 - Sunday, September 25, 1988 - Lynn Valley Echo

Artwork became
local landmark

From page 8

the district for a long time,’’
MacDonald said at the time.

Head, who has since graduated
from Emily Carr College of Art,
looked at photos and a video tape
of Draycott and spoke to
Draycott’s next-door neighbor,
Edna Chapman, before he started
the work in order to be able to best
capture Draycott’s manner and
perscaality.

MacDonald recently said that
Head worked hand-in-hand with
another Lynn Valley resident, Jack
Harman, who donated his time to
do the bronze casting of the statue.
““He was really there day by day
with Kevin,’’ said MacDonald.

MacDonald also praised district

Mayor Marilyn Baker for her
strong support of the project and
her efforts to drum up the finan-
cial contributions needed.

MacDonald said that people
were always ‘‘cautiously
pessimistic about what might hap-
pen’? to the seated statue. Any
worries concerning vandalism have
since been dissipated by the affec-
tion with which the statue has ob-
viously been received, as indicated
by the newspapers or flowers that
will often be put in Draycott’s
hands, or the scarf that finds its
way around his neck in the winter-
time.

“Even before it was unveiled,
little kids were sitting on its knee,”’
MacDenald said. ‘*Walter’s still
hanging around, I’m sure.”*

KEVIN HEAD, left, works on

a mode! of the Walter Draycott FOR SALES

statue that he sculpted in 1986, in the

while the life-size creation sits
in the background. Today, the
bronze statue on the bench in WESTLYNN ! TERRACE
Pioneer Park is much enjoyed areas
by local residents. Above, Bill . .
MacDonald, the high school art List with ERIC BIAGI
coordinator for North Van- ; .

“24 year resident
in your area”

couver who was involved in get-
ting the project off the ground,

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is shown recently with
Draycott’s likeness. Draycott is
holding Early Days in Lynn
Valley, the book on local histo-
sy that he authored.

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