Winston Bronnum (1929-1991) was a self-taught Dano-Canadian nature artist, sculptor and entrepreneur known for his large concrete animal sculptures which adorn Canadian roadsides. He founded and operated the defunct Animaland Park which showcased a number of his works and served as his workshop. He worked on bridges and hydro dams early on which helped when designing and building the structures. His family name was originally spelled ''Brønnum''. Jumbo1St

Notable works

* ''The Cow Bay Moose'',

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, 1959 * ''Gladstone Horse'',

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, 1967 * ''Broken Down Race Horse'' (''Blowhard''), Penobsquis, New Brunswick, 1967 * '' Big Potato Man'',

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, 1969 * '' Jumbo the Elephant'',

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, 1985 * ''

The World's Largest Lobster ''The World's Largest Lobster'' () is a concrete and reinforced steel sculpture in Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada sculpted by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. Despite being known by its name ''The World's Largest Lobster'', it is not actually the ...

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, 1990

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bronnum, Winston Canadian male sculptors 20th-century Canadian sculptors People from Victoria County, New Brunswick 1929 births 1991 deaths Canadian people of Danish descent Artists from New Brunswick