Sisters of Mercy, Capitol Park, Sacramento

Maybe it’s partly to do with all the controversy over statues that’s been in the news lately, but I’ve been taking a closer look recently at the various sculptures I happen to pass along my way. Some are purely art, others serve as memorials and reminders of important people and events in our collective history.

I was originally going to publish all the recent sculpture photos I’ve taken in one post, but there’s so many of them, I think I’ll just share a few at a time. Hopefully I’ll be getting out and about to continue collecting more images like these.

A pair of statues at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco: