From Henry Penndorf #1

P.T. Barnum.2 (Matthew Brady), originally uploaded by bucklesw1. P.T. Barnum photo by Matthew Brady The posting a few days ago of the story of Bethel, Connecticut's statue of P.T. Barnum had me, and I am sure some of the Blog's other readers, curious as to what this statute might look like. I did a "Google search and found a few pictures of the statue. The photos were taken in the sculptor's, David Gesualdi, studio. The pictures show the life-size statue of P.T. Barnum in it's clay form, just prior to being cast in Bronze. The Barnum statue ! was cast at the Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry in Rock Tavern, N.Y., using the lost-wax casting method. The gentleman pictured with the statue is its creator, sculptor, David Gesualdi. The statue celebrates the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnum's birth in Bethel, Connecticut, July 5, 1810. The statue of the famous showmen, huckster, politician, businessman and philanthropist is sc! heduled to be unveiled and dedicated on Friday, October 1. The planned festivities would make Barnum proud. The activities are right out of Barnum's playbook, and include clowns, elephants, music and a parade through Bethel. An independent filmmaker, Corey Boutilier, is documenting the creation of the Barnum statue and Barnum’s life in a film, "P.T. Barnum The Lost Legend", scheduled for release in November.