Main Street Lion Finds a New Habitat
A 4-foot-tall metal sculpture that was the pride of a Royal Oak art gallery has been sold.
There is something missing on Royal Oak's Main Street. After months of working with the city to find a resolution to her cat problem, art consultant and Ariana Gallery owner Ann Kuffler has lost her favorite feline. Kuffler hoped her gallery could be the forever home for a 4-foot-tall metal lion that has been crouching in front of her shop since October, but the sculpture’s creator has sold the work of art to a private art collector. “I am going to miss him,” Kuffler said. “He made people notice my building. People loved coming here to take photos and climb on him.” Lion, the work of sculptor Keith Coleman of Taylor, was installed in front of Ariana Gallery in October as part of the Chalk & Chocolate event. The sculpture is made from metal…
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Jennifer M. Cline
4:07 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Aw, I'm gonna miss the lion! I can't wait to see what they bring in next, though! more ›