Uniquely is a Fresno Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Fresno area so special.
Tucked off the side of a Highway 41 overpass in an industrial section of downtown are two of Fresno’s most surprising pieces of public art; in that they were never intended for public view.
Created by Fresno artist/sculpture Varaz Samuelian in the 1960s, the pair of large-scale statues were works in progress, abandoned to become a kind of roadside attraction and forgotten to all but those who know where to look…