Traffic cones set in the center of John F. Kennedy Promenade prevented bicycle riders from crashing into the sculpture.

The tail of the humpback whale sculpture rose from the street as if rising from the ocean.

The humped back of the Humpback whale just partly rose from the surface of the street.

Paint on the street suggested what the Humpback whale would look like just below the water.

A closer view of the Humpback whale sculpture illustrated the use of white paint to suggest water falling off the whale's back.

A closer view of the Humpback whale sculpture's tail showed how it had been created from used wood.

A closer view of the body holding up the tail of the Humpback whale sculpture revealed how tightly the pieces of wood were held together..

The artist's signature was carved into the wood of the body that held up the tail.

A closer view of the hump of the Humpback whale sculpture revealed a small hole in the wood.