The Awakening is being moved from Hains Point in DC to P.G. County on Wednesday. This is my sculpture in DC and I have good memories of biking there and seeing the giant struggling to free himself from the ground. Lets just hope that the Washington Monument doesn’t get sold and moved elsewhere.
I like the first picture better. The addition of the leg and foot change his angle. Now he looks like a guy who fell asleep buried in the sand on the beach, and now the tide is coming in. From the first picture it looks like he might be vertical, digging himself up from unknown depths.
Who owns this sculpture? Is it on public land? Why move it? I’m sure it’s not just a random occurrence.
One final question: Is the Statue of Liberty in New York or New Jersey? 
Maybe you could move the Washington and Lincoln Monument to NYC.
would those fingers be a good trials line? hard to judge the size
I just now noticed that I said “this is my sculpture in DC”. I clearly meant “this is my favorite sculpture in DC”
“The Awakening” is a 100-foot statue of a giant embedded in the earth, struggling to free himself. It was created by J. Seward Johnson, Jr. and installed at Hains Point (East Potomac Park), Washington, D.C. in 1980 for the International Sculpture Conference Exhibition. It proved so popular, however, that 27 years after the event it still remains, even though the National Park Service admits that the “temporary permit” has long since expired.
I just wish that the park service stepped up and something was done to keep it where it was. It is quite the landmark. The sculpture also marks mile 20 in the marine corp marathon so the agonizing look on the giant’s face is quite appropriate.
I just created a new list, “Favourite sculptures”
This is the only sculpture on the list.
Brian, it very well could be a nice line.
The Statue of Liberty is closer to the New Jersey shore. Lady Liberty and Ellis Island are both in New Jersey.
The correct answer to that question is either “yes” or leave it to the lawyers.
So…
I recently saw the new location of this sculpture at National Harbor. What a shame. It has been moved to the front of a … shopping mall for the most part.
The sculpture is one of the only good things about National Harbor.
New Location: 
From a powerful giant buried underground, the sculpture is now a giant guy who got buried by his friends in the sand at the beach. That’s the impression I get based on that single image, anyway…
I like the first picture more, too. It really gives him more “power”.
The only thing I don’t like about it is the distance between the head and the arm. Lift your arm up the same way he has his and look up the way he is, and you’ll notice that his arm is positioned way too far away. Proportionally, if you had an arm like that your right shoulder would be about 2 feet wide. I’d like it more if that were changed because it would be a little more realistic.
This isn’t meant to be mean-hearted, I’m just giving constructive criticism.
