Who is the giant in front of Columbia University? He holds his head in his hands. Is he crying because he's lost, or because he's just had his heart broken? What about the other giant lying down at 145th street, chained to the ground? Or the frog who lies splayed in a bed across from Lincoln Center, twice the size of the princess lying next to him: Did she pick him up in a swamp? Will he turn into a prince in the morning?

These are scenes from Tom Otterness' installation of 25 large bronze sculptures along Broadway. They start at 168th street and go down to 59th street. Otterness' rounded, cartoonish bronze characters appear all over New York where you'd least expect them to be: in the subway, at a hotel.

This piece is a walking tour down Broadway with Tom Otterness as we talk about the fairy tales that have inspired his work.

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