Mark Cline | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Waynesboro, Virginia |
Mark Cline is an Americanartist and entertainer. Inspired by monster and science fiction films. He produces foam and fiberglass figures and fantasy characters for attractions and cities.[1]
Cline has describedFoamhenge as his greatest achievement.[2] He later designed and builtBamahenge, a full-size fiberglass replica ofStonehenge, inBaldwin County, Alabama.[3] Cline has also built hundreds of dinosaur statues, including thirty for his ownDinosaur Kingdom and nineteen forDinosaur Land inWhite Post, Virginia, the park that inspired him to sculpt.[4] Cline's work appears in attractions across Virginia, including a concentration of works in and aroundNatural Bridge, where he works out of Enchanted Castle Studios. His studio appears in the bookWeird Virginia and theRoadside America books and website.[5]
He often displays creations onApril Fools' Day.[6] For example,Foamhenge was unveiled on April Fools' Day 2004.[2]
Cline was born in 1961 inWaynesboro, Virginia,[2] where in 1987 he unsuccessfully lobbied city council to erect a 60-foot (18 m) bust of"Mad" Anthony Wayne atop the city's capped landfill.[7] Cline was often featured in Waynesboro's newspaper,The News Virginian.[8] He completed a mural on both abutments of a railroad bridge overU.S. Route 250 just outside city limits.
Fire destroyed much of Cline's studio in 2001 and in 2012. Foamhenge was moved to the Cox Farm and Dinosaur Kingdom II across from the Natural Bridge Zoo.[9]
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