Bears
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In SYWTBAW, in the midst of the description of the many statues given the semblance of life by Kit's use of the Mason's Word, some "bears" are mentioned. These are almost certainly the bears that stand atop the southernmost of the pedestals flanking the gate of the William Church Osborn Memorial Playground at Fifth Avenue and 85th Street.
The bears are small bronze figures cast by the artist and sculptor Paul Manship in 1955. The pedestals were designed around the same time by architect Aymar Embury II. A newer and less weathered cast of the sculpture can be viewed at the Met's website. (SYWTBAW)
(See also: Deer.)