flickr-52524481997.jpg Big Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959ThumbnailsBig Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959Big Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959ThumbnailsBig Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959Big Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959ThumbnailsBig Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959Big Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959ThumbnailsBig Head by Harold Mabry, De Queen, AR - 1959
The Big Head sculpture located near De Queen, Arkansas, was created by artist Harold Mabry in 1959. Although many people have referred to this massive, over 16 feet tall, concrete statue as the Easter Island Head; its artist always denied that there was any influence of native American or Easter Island influence in his sculpture. He also designed a feminine sculpture which would have mirrored the completed male head sculpture; however, the feminine head was never completed beyond a small sculptural maquette. He sometimes referred to the two heads as Male Head and Female Head.
Mabry constructed the large concrete head by digging and then shaping a hole in the ground to form a rough mold. The surface of the clay rich soil was then detailed with plaster and the back and sides were defined with lumber. The steel chassis of a truck and other metal items were laid out to create a framework to reinforce the structure of the sculpture. Finally, a local contractor, John Jacobs, was hired to pour concrete into the mold. After being allowed to cure for two months, the sculpture was excavated with a bulldozer and the Big Head was raised upright where it rested on a concrete foundation that was poured at the same time as the head. Mabry then dabbed the sculpture with paint to simulate the look of natural stone. He also marked the head with “H. MABRY 1959”.
The Big Head has continued to stand in a field near De Queen since it was lifted from the ground in 1959. It has not always been alone; the surrounding hillside was also home to another Mabry creation, Hurrah City, a three-quarter scale town representing the early settlement that would eventually become the city of De Queen, Arkansas. The small buildings included a saloon, store, barber shop, bank, railroad depot, and a newspaper office. Unfortunately, none of the mini-town’s buildings remain.

Note: This sculpture is located on private land and is not easily accessible.

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