Sopwith by the Bay
Turns out the Sopwith Camel--well, a whimsical model of it--is alive and well in Emeryville, California. Artist Tyler Hoare, who has a fondness for the World War I British fighter, has been creating and displaying sculptures around the Bay Area for more than 30 years. "The minute [the art] leaves my house, it becomes public property. If it lasts a day, that's cool," Hoare told journalist and photographer Doug Oakley, who shot this image. Hoare replaces his sculptures every six months or so; earlier versions have been taken, legend has it, by one or more UC Berkeley fraternities. (Photo: Doug Oakley)
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I remeber the art on the mud flats just be for the turn to the Bay Bridge from a vacation with my family in the 60's but later in the 70's the little bi-plan was one of the best just loved it. Rich F
Posted by Richard Fletcher on August 27,2012 | 08:11 PM