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Artist To Carve Trump and Clinton onto Giant Pumpkin at Chelsea Market

By Maya Rajamani | October 27, 2016 5:42pm
 Marketgoers can watch artist Hugh McMahon carve the pumpkin at the Ninth Avenue market on Friday.
Chelsea Market Pumpkin Carving
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CHELSEA — An artist who’s carved pumpkin versions of Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan has picked this year's presidential candidates as his next subjects.

Between 1 and 3 p.m. on Friday, “expert pumpkin carver” Hugh McMahon will carve the likenesses of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump onto a giant pumpkin inside the Chelsea Market at 75 Ninth Ave., the market said.

Last year, McMahon carved New York Mets mascot “Mr. Met” onto a pumpkin at the market.

McMahon has been carving "spectacular gourds and melons" since 1976, according to his website.

“Come watch Hugh McMahon during his hours-long process of bringing the giant squash to life with the most famous faces in politics today,” the market added.