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12-18-2009, 01:05 PM
Bust of Frank Zappa to grace Baltimore library
Replica was donated by fans in Lithuania, where statue of singer stands
Zappa Bust
Thurs., Dec . 17, 2009
AP
This cast was used to create a replica of a bust of musician Frank Zappa in an art studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. The original bust, which sits in a public square in Vilnius, can be seen in the background. Zappa never visited Lithuania, but his music was popular there among the avant garde.
BALTIMORE - It took more than a year, but Baltimore officials finally decided where to put a bust of rocker Frank Zappa that was given to the city by his fans in Lithuania.
The eccentric musician's statue will be erected outside a public library.
Zappa never visited Lithuania, but his music was popular there among the avant garde. A Lithuanian fan club erected a Zappa statue in the Lithuanian capital and last year donated a replica to Baltimore, the singer's birthplace.
Baltimore's public arts commission considered multiple locations, including the bohemian Fells Point waterfront, before deciding on the working-class Highlandtown neighborhood known for its Greek restaurants.
Officials don't know yet when it will be installed.
Replica was donated by fans in Lithuania, where statue of singer stands
Zappa Bust
Thurs., Dec . 17, 2009
AP
This cast was used to create a replica of a bust of musician Frank Zappa in an art studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. The original bust, which sits in a public square in Vilnius, can be seen in the background. Zappa never visited Lithuania, but his music was popular there among the avant garde.
BALTIMORE - It took more than a year, but Baltimore officials finally decided where to put a bust of rocker Frank Zappa that was given to the city by his fans in Lithuania.
The eccentric musician's statue will be erected outside a public library.
Zappa never visited Lithuania, but his music was popular there among the avant garde. A Lithuanian fan club erected a Zappa statue in the Lithuanian capital and last year donated a replica to Baltimore, the singer's birthplace.
Baltimore's public arts commission considered multiple locations, including the bohemian Fells Point waterfront, before deciding on the working-class Highlandtown neighborhood known for its Greek restaurants.
Officials don't know yet when it will be installed.