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"Northwest Arkansas has dozens of statues, many of which are hidden in plain sight." So Demeroukas started by listing the ones she knew about and "then canvased our research files and folks in the local history community for others. Early on, I decided to focus on three-dimensional figural statues — statues which depict people or animals, whether real or imagined — which have been in our area for at least 25 years. From there, I came up with 21 individual statues or statue groupings (such as Farwell's Dinosaur Park) to investigate." The program would ordinarily have been presented as a "Sandwiched In" lunchtime event, but "as part of the museum's 'pandemic pivot,' I recorded the presentation via PowerPoint, which was an eye-opening experience for me," she says. "In order to improve sound quality, my 'recording booth' was a small walk-in closet at home. The clothes dampened the acoustics, and the closed door kept the cat from wandering in and meowing. One downside — I didn't get to hear the audience laugh and respond to what I'm saying." — BECCA MARTIN-BROWN BMARTIN@NWADG.COM 40 WHAT'S UP! NOVEMBER 15-21, 2020 Sandwiched Continued From Page 12 SPRINGDALE Christ of the Ozarks The Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith had a longtime wish to build a monumental statue similar to the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After he and wife Elna moved to Eureka Springs, he met Emmet Sullivan, who had worked with Gutzon Borglum, creator of the Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota. In the end, Christ of the Ozarks cost five times more than expected and took four times as long to build, from 1965 to 1966. In 2017 The New York Times ranked Christ of the Ozarks the fourth most popular statue in the U.S., after the Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty. (Shiloh Museum of Ozark History/Springdale News Collection)