While Newark may not be known for it, it is home to many amazing sculptures on its many public properties (including some by Gutzon Borglum, the man behind Mt. Rushmore).  Today, it is being reported in the Star Ledger that well-known sculptor and Devils fan, Jon Krawczyk, will be providing a sculpture for the Prudential Center’s Edison Pl. and Mulberry St. corner (the corner closest to Newark Penn Station).  The sculpture is described as being a “3-story, brushed stainless steel hockey player” that will “reflect light like a diamond in all different colors.”

Krawczyk will be transporting his sculpture across the country from his Malibu, CA studio/workshop to Newark, NJ.  Along the way, he plans to stop by at some NHL arenas as a bit of a road trip.  The statue will be installed before the Devils Home Opener, but may be installed as early as September 6th, as he has a show at the Broadfoot & Broadfoot gallery in Manhattan.

Hopefully I can get a hold of some pictures of the sculpture so we can get a preview of it.

If you would like to see some of Jon Krawczyk’s other works, you can find them here at his site.

But 3 stories??  Wow… that’s gonna be huge.