With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
640 (approx) Main Street, Windham
- Willimantic Frog Bridge
- Leo V. Jensen
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Jensen's sculpture of the frog perched on a spool of thread is public art installed in multiples at both ends of the bridge, forming the gateway into downtown Willimantic.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Significant for incorporation of public art, in the tradition of the Merritt Parkway of the 1930s. Frog sculpture by Leo V. Jensen, artist of Ivoryton.
- Date of Construction
- 2000
- Historic Designation(s)
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