Places near me Random place
All the United States Missouri Chesterfield The Awakening II

The Awakening II

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Chesterfield, Missouri

penguinsarecool profile photo
Added By
penguinsarecool
The Awakening II   Jennifer Morrow
The Awakening II   Jennifer Morrow
  hannahroselove / Atlas Obscura User
  FoxtrotM / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

This Place Is a Stub

Help improve this place with additional information or photos.

Make an Edit

About

This 70-foot aluminum statue depicts a giant man attempting to escape his dirt prison. This is actually the second casting of the giant man. The original was created by sculptor Seward Johnson for the 11th annual Sculpture Conference in Washington D.C. around 1980. It was then installed at Hains Point, before being moved to the National Harbor in Maryland. Seward later decided to create a duplicate sculpture that now calls Chesterfield Central Park home. 

Places

Discover your next amazing Atlas Place.

Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Community Contributors

penguinsarecool profile photo

Added By

penguinsarecool

kimanstine profile photo hannahroselove profile photo FoxtrotM profile photo

Published

August 27, 2019

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources

Related Tags

Sculptures

Nearby Places

Explore the Destination Guide

Related Places

  • Bear with me

    Bristol, England

    ‘Bear With Me’

    This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.

  • Prince Laborets, the founder of Uzhhorod and the builder of the castle. They say that whoever can pull the sword out of the stone will become the owner of the castle. However, this sword has already been pulled out, and the castle is still owned by the state.

    Uzhhorod, Ukraine

    Mini Statues of Uzhhorod

    Over 80 miniature sculptures around Uzhhorod old town that depict Transcarpathian history and culture.

  • Wahpper: The World’s Largest Catfish

    Wahpeton, North Dakota

    Wahpper: The World’s Largest Catfish

    A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.

  • The People’s Treasure

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    The People’s Treasure

    Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.

  • Ford on a sunny day.

    Portland, Maine

    John Ford Statue

    The master of westerns can be found in...the coastal city of Portland?

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member

Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member