7-Foot-Tall Statue Of Bearded Homeless Man Goes Up In Front Of Former Santa Monica Bank Building

SANTA MONICA (CBSLA) – A seven-foot tall sculpture of a homeless man made its debut this week in the heart of Santa Monica as part of a new art installation.
Titled “In The Image”, the statue by Los Angeles artist and activist Ed Massey was unveiled Monday in front of a former Home Savings and Loan building on the corner of Wilshire and 26th in Santa Monica.
It features a bearded figure wearing baggy clothes and a red blanket draped on his shoulder, in what the artist says is a