E Pluribus Unum

Bronze, 13" x 11" x 3"

E Pluribus Unum (Alligator Hatchling and Blue Crab)

Bryce Pettit - Durango, CO 

In folklore of watermen, it is said that when collecting crabs you can put as many in a bucket as you like. Every time a crab rallies himself to climb out and escape, the other crabs pull him back down and none of them ever makes it out. If however, you happen to put alligator hatchlings together in a bucket, they cooperate and climb up each other’s back until they all get set free. 

How do we treat those around us? 

Do we help each other or pull each other down? 

Are we crabs or gators?