Doug McLean - Hope for Coppini's lost sculpture and Galveston's distinct place in time and space.

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Hope is located at 2517 Avenue H

Photos, to support, and learn more about Doug's project, visit Galvestonsculpture.com

Doug McLean has a degree in Fine Arts he was fortunate to attend the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Maine.
 
His first creative challenge in Galveston was serving as the blacksmith during the restoration of the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa where he hand forged hundreds of the ships fittings and became an active crew member.  To this day he feels his introduction to Galveston before the revitalization of The Strand Historic District put him in the right place at the right time. 

Doug has been a long time resident of Galveston, Texas and has completed and erected a statue titled "Hope" inspired by famous artist Pompeo Coppini's infamously lost sculpture "Victim's of the Galveston Flood."

Doug discusses the calling he felt to undertake this daunting project, the process of working through difficult times during this pursuit and during a disaster, and why it is all worth it.

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