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( 21 July 1899 – 2 July 1961 Author, Big Game Fisherman )

Ernest Hemingway is recognized and respected as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. His creation of the “Iceberg Theory” of writing was a key development in creating modern American prose. Reflecting Hemingway’s tumultuous life, his novels explored tales of intense suffering (inspired by his real-life experiences in war-stricken Europe) and stories based on his love of nature, fishing, and hunting. When he wasn’t writing, Hemingway spent much of his time deep-sea fishing in Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba, finding solace in the breathtaking majesty of the open waters. In Cuba, he wrote the draft of The Old Man and the Sea in 1949, saying that it was “The best I can write ever for all of my life.”

The bronze sculpture honoring Hemmingway will depict Santiago – the central figure in the Old Man and the Sea – after his epic battle with the marlin and the sharks.

The base accommodates 12 individual placement locations.