{{Short description|Sculpture by Donald Baechler}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox artwork | title = Walking Figure | artist = Donald Baechler | type = Sculpture | material = Aluminum | height_imperial = 30 | metric_unit = m <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | imperial_unit = ft <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | coordinates = {{Coord|40.843466|-72.643316|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 }}
'''''Walking Figure''''' is an outdoor sculpture by Donald Baechler, located at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. The {{convert|30|ft||adj=on}} aluminum statue has received a mixed reception.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/walking-statue_n_5475802.html |title=Does This Statue Look Like Art to You? Didn't Think So |first=David |last=Moye |accessdate=June 11, 2014 |work=The Huffington Post |date=June 11, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220330211404/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/walking-statue_n_5475802 |archive-date=2022-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/westhampton-beach-sculpture-appears-at-gabreski-airport-1.8391447 |title=Westhampton Beach sculpture appears at Gabreski Airport |last1=James |first1=Will |date=2014-06-09 |work=Newsday |issn=0278-5587 |oclc=5371847 |url-status=dead |access-date=2022-03-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220330212544/https://www.newsday.com/news/westhampton-beach-sculpture-appears-at-gabreski-airport-a75635 |archive-date=2022-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2014/06/yet-another-statue-continues-in-trend-of-trashing-hamptons/ |title=Yet Another Statue Continues in Trend of Trashing Hamptons |first1=Alexandra |last1=Sternlicht |date=2014-06-09 |work=The New York Observer |issn=1052-2948 |quote=In the Hamptons, beauty is not in the eye of the beholder |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106153212/https://observer.com/2014/06/yet-another-statue-continues-in-trend-of-trashing-hamptons/ |archive-date=2018-11-06 |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/westhampton-sculpture_n_5479663.html |title=30-Foot-Tall 'Walking Figure' Sculpture Upsets Westhampton Residents |first1=Emily Tess |last1=Katz |date=2014-06-10 |work=The Huffington Post |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220330212028/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/westhampton-sculpture_n_5479663 |archive-date=2022-03-30 |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://longisland.news12.com/news/walking-figure-sculpture-at-gabreski-airport-turns-heads-in-westhampton-beach-1.8399139 |title='Walking Figure' sculpture at Gabreski Airport turns heads in Westhampton Beach |date=2014-06-10 |publisher=News 12 Long Island |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064134/http://longisland.news12.com/news/walking-figure-sculpture-at-gabreski-airport-turns-heads-in-westhampton-beach-1.8399139 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref>
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Category:2014 establishments in New York (state) Category:2014 sculptures Category:Aluminum sculptures in New York (state) Category:Outdoor sculptures in New York (state) Category:Statues in New York (state) Category:Suffolk County, New York
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