Winston Bronnum

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.^[1] His family name was originally spelled Brønnum.

Jumbo the Elephant, 1985

Winston Atwood Bronnum
Winston Bronnum with his The World's Largest Lobster sculpture
Born	(1929-03-21)March 21, 1929 New Denmark, New Brunswick
Died	September 10, 1991(1991-09-10) (aged 62) Sussex, New Brunswick
Nationality	Canadian
Notable work	The World's Largest Lobster, Jumbo the Elephant

Notable works

• The Cow Bay Moose, Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, 1959^[2][3]
• Gladstone Horse, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1967
• Broken Down Race Horse (Blowhard), Penobsquis, New Brunswick, 1967
• Big Potato Man, Maugerville, New Brunswick, 1969^[2]
• Jumbo the Elephant, St. Thomas, Ontario, 1985^[4]
• The World's Largest Lobster, Shediac, New Brunswick, 1990^[5]

References

1. dayan. "Winston Bronnum". www.bigthings.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
2. Day, photographs by Henri Robideau ; text by Peter (1988). From the Pacific to the Atlantic : Canada's gigantic. Toronto: Summerhill Press. ISBN 0920197450.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. "Winston Atwood Bronnum (? - 1991)". Big Things. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
4. "St. Thomas' Jumbo the Elephant". CBC Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
5. "Shediac's Lobster and Fisherman". CBC Digital Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.