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Polar Bear Sculpture Draws Some Gasps

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Artists Alison Sneed

Artists Alison Sneed

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

Artists Alison Sneed

Artists Alison Sneed

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

Artists Alison Sneed

Artists Alison Sneed

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

James Henry and Scott Partlow sculpted this grizzly polar bear scene on Long Beach in Sag Harbor this weekend.

author on Feb 1, 2011
Sculptors Scott Partlow and friends Alison Sneed and James Henry crafted this wintery, if a bit gruesome scene, on in the snow on the frozen waters of Noyack Bay, off... more

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