Q: What’s happening to the Buckhead park that contained the sculpture of a creature that was part deer and part man? It’s now a construction area. What happened to the sculpture?
—Jan Rice, Atlanta
A: "The Storyteller," which is the name of a bronze sculpture that features the head of a buck on a man's body sitting on part of a fallen tree, is in storage while Loudermilk Park is being renovated. "The Storyteller" will be returned to the triangular 35,000-square-foot area when construction is complete and will be placed underneath the lone remaining tree from the original park, Jim Durrett, executive director of the Buckhead Community Improvement District, told Q&A on the News. "It will be put in more of a pastoral, or shady, setting," he said.
The sculpture, which was commissioned in 1998, is telling other animals, including turtles and dogs, about the founding of Buckhead in 1838. Some of the smaller animals are missing, Durrett said. The park, which in on land between Peachtree Road, Roswell Road and Sardis Way, is undergoing a $2.3 million renovation and redesign that will make it “appear to be much bigger” and more “user-friendly and inviting,” Durrett said.
Trees are being added and a clock tower is being built. Construction on the park is expected to be complete in October, landscaping by November and the clock tower to be finished by the end of the year, Durrett said. Loudermilk Park is named for Charlie Loudermilk, a native Atlantan who founded Aaron Rents (now Aaron’s) in 1955.
Andy Johnston wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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