FORT PIERCE — A landmark Fort Pierce City Hall sculpture will be relocated to make way for a new piece of downtown art being commissioned by the city’s Arts and Culture Advisory Board.
The six-foot-tall stainless steel bird with an eight-foot wingspan appears ready to attack a two-foot by two-foot metal snake is currently situated on the front lawn of the municipal building.
The sculpture, titled “Blind Date” by Georgia artist Doug Makemson, came to Fort Pierce about 15 years ago and has been in several locations here during that time. Makemson is known for pieces created from scrap metal that depict animals…