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Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover
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Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover
Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover
Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover
Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover
Vigilance | Public Sculptures by Jim Sardonis | Memorial Hall Library in Andover

Created and Sold by Jim Sardonis

Jim Sardonis

Vigilance - Public Sculptures

Featured In Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA

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This piece was commissioned by the trustees of Memorial Hall Library in Andover, MA to serve as a focal point for community readings on the environment and for children to climb outside the library. Carved from Bethel (VT) white granite, the mother polar bear is surrounded by her three cubs. The cubs are situated to provide steps onto the mother’s back. The title, “Vigilance,” refers both to the mother’s watchfulness and alertness to danger for her cubs, as well as for the need for human vigilance with regard to the environmental problems we have created.

Medium: Granite.

Item Vigilance
Created by Jim Sardonis
As seen in Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA
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Jim Sardonis
Meet the Creator

Jim Sardonis

Randolph, VT

Wescover creator since 2020
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze

My work is inspired by natural forms – human, plant and animal. I enjoy designing site-specific commissions in stone and bronze for corporations, private residential settings and public institutions. In between commissioned work I produce pieces that I often have on hand for sale in stone and bronze. I also design and create gold jewelry, often using subjects related to some of my larger sculptures. I am constantly trying to find ways to use my work to raise awareness about the kinship and interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of environmental conservation.

I began my study and practice of sculpture while a student at Phillips Exeter Academy in the late ’60’s. I went on to Oberlin College and majored in a combination of studio art and art history. After graduating from Oberlin in 1973, I taught sculpture and art at all levels for many years until finally focusing my attention completely on my work.