Editing Pelicans in Paradise

[[Image:PresstonPelican-PNJ.jpg|thumb|200px|"Press"ton Pelican in front of the Pensacola News Journal building on [[Romana Street]]]]
[[Pelicans in Paradise]] is a public art project organized by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] in which pelican statues of reinforced fiberglass are decorated by various artists, selected by the statues' sponsors, and placed at various outdoor locations around the [[downtown Pensacola]] area.

Pelicans in Paradise was inspired by the similar [[Wikipedia:CowParade|CowParade]] project, which Pensacola News Journal president & publisher [[Denise Ivey]] witnessed during a [[2002]] trip to Portland, Oregon. Each fiberglass pelican is nearly 5 feet tall and weighs about 70 pounds; each pelican sits on a 48 inch by 40 inch, 450-pound cement "perch."

A total of 41 pelicans have been commissioned for the project: the initial project included twenty-one pelicans launched between [[June 23]]-July 2, [[2004]], followed by a "Second Flight" between [[November 15]]-19, and five more in Spring [[2005]]. One remains unfinished. On [[May 9]], 2005, the pelicans began to be removed, cleaned and returned to their owners/sponsors. Many have remained in the same place.

Each pelican design has been reproduced in the form of scale replicas, which are available for purchase from the Pensacola News Journal. Other Pelicans in Paradise products include T-shirts, posters and magnets. All proceeds from sponsorship and merchandise go to benefit the New Journal's [[Newspapers in Education]] literacy program.

==Pelicans==
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Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|'''Five Flags'''<br/>Designer: [[Damon Bowie]]<br/>Artist: Charles Bendzans<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
Image:PelicanSpiritCatcher.jpg|'''Spirit Catcher'''<br/>Designer: [[Washington Ledesma]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Pensacola News Journal]]
Image:PelicanBuck.jpg|'''Buck'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Wachovia Bank]]
Image:PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg|'''Pensacola is a Paradise'''<br/>Designer: [[Valerie Aune]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Cox Communications]]
Image:PelicanBlueAngels1.jpg|'''Blue Angels 1'''<br/>Sponsor:[[Naval Aviation Museum Foundation]]
Image:PelicanDrPeliPain.jpg|'''Dr. Peli-Pain'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: Dr. [[Kurt A. Krueger]] of [[Pain Consultants of West Florida]]
Image:PelicanEmeraldCoast.jpg|'''Emerald Coast'''<br/>Designer: [[Patsy Pennington]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Shirley Mertins]]
Image:PelicanPatriot.jpg|'''Patriot'''<br/>Designer: [[Patti Russell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Gulf Power]]
Image:PelicanDrSurgiCan.jpg|'''Dr. SurgiCan'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Baptist Health Care]]
Image:PelicanPelikini.jpg|'''Pelikini'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Gwen Appelquist]] of [[Coldwell Banker JME Realty]]
Image:PelicanBriefs.jpg|'''Pelican Brief(s)'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse]]
Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Portofino Island Resort]]
Image:PelicanGoldenPeliTriever.jpg|'''Golden Peli-Triever'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Dee Krueger|Dee]] and [[Kurt Krueger]]
Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|'''Segrado Pelicano'''<br/>Designer: [[Joseph A. Hobbs]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Sacred Heart Health System]]
Image:PelicanCommunitySpirit.jpg|'''Community Spirit'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Northwest Florida Blood Center]]
Image:PelicanPatriot.jpg|'''The Consuming Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Felic Fussner]]<br/>[[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ken Andrews|Ken]] and [[Jackie Andrews]]
Image:PelicanHomer.jpg|'''Homer'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Pensacola Pelicans]]
Image:PelicanDonTristan.jpg|'''Don Tristan de Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Thomas Jacob Cawthon]] (armor)<br/>Artists: [[Joan Bullock|Joan]] and [[Ellis Bullock]], [[Sarah Turner]]<br/>Sponsor: [[E.W. Bullock Associates]]
Image:PelicanFlossie.jpg|'''Flossie'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Stu Bonnin]]
Image:PelicanNatural.jpg|'''Natural Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Santa Rosa Medical Center]]
Image:PelicanMermaidsParadise.jpg|'''Mermaids in Paradise'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[J-J Properties of Pensacola]]
Image:PelicanPresston.jpg|'''"Press"ton'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Trinity Collection Jewelry]]
Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>Designer: [[Bill Brown]]<br/>Sponsor: Dr. [[Max Kattner|Max]] and [[Patty Kattner]]
Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|'''Dewey D. Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Suzanne Robbert]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Friends of the Pensacola Public Library]]
Image:PelicanPelvis.jpg|'''Pelvis'''<br/>Designer: [[Patsy Pennington]]<br/>Sponsor: [[AmSouth Bank]]
Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|'''Azalican'''<br/>Designer: [[Toni New]]<br/>Sponsor: [[STOA/Carlos + Law Architects]]
Image:PelicanReachingBeyondWing.jpg|'''Reaching Beyond the Wing'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Roy Jones, Jr.]]
Image:PelicanRoboPelican.jpg|'''Robo Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Charles Kunze]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Institute for Human and Machine Cognition]]
Image:PelicanMrPeliclean.jpg|'''Mr. Peliclean'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Thompson-Briggs Developers]]
Image:PelicanEPelicusUnum.jpg|'''E Pelicus Unum'''<br/>Designer: Dr. [[Steve Zieman]]<br/>Sponsor: [[John S. Carr]], [[Neal Nash]], [Eric Nickelsen]], [[Ed Chadbourne, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Swaine]] of [[Nature Walk]]
Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|'''Pelican Blues'''<br/>Designer: [[Patti Russell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Network Telephone]]
Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|'''Perdi Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Valerie Aune]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pointe South Real Estate]]
Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Woodfin Cabassa Orthodontics]]
Image:PelicanPegLegPete.jpg|'''Peg Leg Pete'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>[[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Marcus Schmitz|Marcus]] and [[Karla Schmitz]]
Image:PelicanJeremiahLighthouse.jpg|'''Jeremiah Pelican Lighthouse Keeper'''<br/>Designer: [[Gordon Levi]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Jim Johnson|Jim]] and [[Norma Johnson]]
Image:PelicanPeliJustice.jpg|'''PeliJustice'''<br/>Designer: [[Craig Granger]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ezra Friedlander]]
Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|'''El Perdido Pelicano'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Roland]]<br/>Sponsor: [[WCI Communities]]
Image:PelicanGrandpa-elican.jpg|'''Grandpa-elican'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Delta Health Group]]
Image:PelicanTailTwoCities.jpg|'''Tail of Two Cities'''<br/>Designer: [[Riece Walton]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Kerrigan Estess Rankin McLeod and Thompson, LLP]]
Image:PelicanPaperDottie.jpg|'''Paper Dottie'''<br/>Designer: [[Linda McNeill]]<br/>Sponsor: [[International Paper Company]]
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==Pelican Locations==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/ Official Pelicans in Paradise website]

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