Altoona, Iowa: Moai Dude: Chill Easter Island Head
An Easter Island head made of rusted steel, 11 feet tall, with a satisfied, surfer-dude grin. Created by John Brommel, 2013. In a playground.
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Sculptor John Brommel has been populating Iowa with quirky artworks since 2001. This one, unveiled May 18, 2013, is an 11-foot tall, one-ton Easter Island head made of recycled, rusted steel. Brommel modified the sculpture by giving it a satisfied, surfer-dude grin, and christened it Moai Dude. It stands in a play-park that also has a pirate ship and a sea monster.
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Moai Dude: Chill Easter Island Head
- Address:
- 3rd Ave. SW, Altoona, IA
- Directions:
- South edge of town. In a little park on the west side of 3rd Ave. SW, just north of its intersection with 24th St. SW. Two blocks west of 1st Ave. S, which is I-80 exit 143.
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