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Concrete sculpture finds new home near Vancouver waterfront

James Lee Hansen’s work installed at Esther Street underpass

By Lauren Ellenbecker, Columbian staff writer
Published: October 29, 2022, 6:07am
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Above, Mayor Pro Tem Ty Stober looks over an informational panel about artist James Lee Hansen after he unveiled his latest 34-panel installation at the corner of Esther and Cascade streets on Friday. The collection of 5-by-5-foot squares on the underpass in downtown Vancouver were salvaged from the Clark County Title Company Building before it was demolished in 2019.
Above, Mayor Pro Tem Ty Stober looks over an informational panel about artist James Lee Hansen after he unveiled his latest 34-panel installation at the corner of Esther and Cascade streets on Friday. The collection of 5-by-5-foot squares on the underpass in downtown Vancouver were salvaged from the Clark County Title Company Building before it was demolished in 2019. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

At the Esther Street underpass, large concrete squares with peculiar carvings signify a rich history of its creator and his influence in the region.

James Lee Hansen, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most renowned artists, originally created the white 5-by-5-foot square panels to embellish the Clark County Title Company Building in the early 1960s.

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