Campbell could soon have new public art, courtesy of two residents.

Per city council approval on June 6, city staff is working with Mike Krisman and Peter Sokol, who have designed a statue depicting an orchard fruit farmer. They hope to have the statue created and placed somewhere in the city.

The statue, entitled “Reach,” would be a salute to the city’s agrarian past. Conceptual drawings and small models show the farmer reaching up and holding a piece of fruit as if it had been just picked from a tree or bush.

“We have nothing like this,” Mayor Liz Gibbons said. “It’s a superb contribution to our community.”

The artists will work with staff and the civic improvement commission to refine the design of the statue, find a location and create a budget. The council will have final say on design and placement.

Krisman and Sokol forst pitched the statue idea to the civic improvement commission in March 2015. The statue as proposed would be bronze and stand 7.7 feet tall on a 3-foot pedestal. A proposed location is near Campbell Park at Gilman and East Campbell avenues.

Krisman has received an estimate from Artworks Foundry in Berkeley to fabricate the statue and a plaque at a cost of $35,000.

The artists are looking to hold a fundraiser to get money for the fabrication, but are looking to the city to “provide the ancillary infrastructure,” said deputy city manager Al Bito.

The city could contribute money for statue maintenance, lighting and site preparation.

Vice Mayor Paul Resnikoff and Gibbons suggested the statue be life-size to better attract passersby.

“You can identify with it and you should touch it,” Resnikoff said. “The best statues I’ve ever seen anywhere are the ones you can interact with.”

The statue location is not yet set in stone. Councilwoman Susan Landry said the Campbell Park location could be difficult to work with as improvements are slated for the park in the future and a proposed project for the Del Grande auto shop site is also in the works, which could impact the view of the statue.

“The Del Grande project proposal could be potentially four to five stories,” Landry said. “The goal of this thing was to be prominent.”