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In 1920, Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury was born in the the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Illinois. While he spent his early years there, he and his family eventually moved to California, where he spent the rest of his life. Now, his hometown is looking to honor the author with a statue, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the project.
Last fall, the Ray Bradbury Statue Committee selected a design by contemporary sculptor Zachary Oxman, whose work has been exhibited in places such as the White House, and the National Museum of American Art. According to The Chicago Tribune, his statue concept “stood out because it paid homage to Bradbury's imagination,” featuring the author holding a book aloft as he rides on a rocket....
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