"Accept Difference" Sculpture

On the corner of University Ave. and Market Street (about 3802 Market St.) in Downtown Riverside is a sculpture entitled, Accept Difference.  The sculpture was created by local artist Louie Tozser and purchased for installation by the City of Riverside.  As described by the artist in a 2015 article in the Fabricator, "“I have a piece that is two human forms, in two styles, made from two different steel alloys,” he said. “It’s called ‘Accept Difference.’ They’re very different from each other—one is big and one is small—and they’re abstract, but it’s easy to see that they are human forms (see photo below). They don’t have hands, so they can’t hurt each other, and the heads are very open, like open minds. People aren’t alike, and we don’t have to embrace our differences, but if we could just accept our differences and move on, the world would be a better place.” More information about the artist and the sculpture can be found in the article in the fabricator and in a 2017 Press Enterprise article.