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Acorn Artist Readies Copper Creation for Raleigh New Year's Celebration
Posted December 15, 2006 8:10 p.m. EST
Updated December 15, 2006 10:33 p.m. EST
Raleigh, N.C. — David Benson sculpted Raleigh's New Year's Eve acorn in 1991, and it has been lowered in downtown Raleigh every year since.
Now, with New Year's Eve two weeks away, the artist is polishing his work in preparation.
“It brings Raleigh together. It brings everybody together—you know, every social background together, every culture together. And I think that we need more of that. We need more of the whole world doing that,” the artist says during a break.
Then, it’s back to brush and rag. New Year’s is coming up fast.
Now, with New Year's Eve two weeks away, the artist is polishing his work in preparation.
“It brings Raleigh together. It brings everybody together—you know, every social background together, every culture together. And I think that we need more of that. We need more of the whole world doing that,” the artist says during a break.
Then, it’s back to brush and rag. New Year’s is coming up fast.
