This bright red sculpture stands tall in the traffic circle at the intersection of Lamar Blvd and Belk Blvd. Titled "Victory Dance II," it is by local sculptor Earl Dismuke and it was installed in 2021. Dismuke graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in sculpture. He now lives in Oxford.
We're not far from Ole Miss (the university) and I would gather that is significant in the name.
From the artist's statement, "Victory Dance II is a celebration of victories, both big and small. Each work in this series is made of rings. Rings are symbolic of relationships. Our relationships play a huge role in our success. The rings are welded together to symbolize connection. We are all connected. The circles depict movement and appear to be dancing in a celebratory way."
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