And He Was Sad
| And He Was Sad | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Bob Coffee |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Eeyore |
| Location | |
| Owner | City of Austin Cultural Heritage Collection |
And He Was Sad is a bronze sculpture of Eeyore, a character in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, created by artist and architect Bob Coffee. It honors the founding of Austin's "rite of spring," the now-famous Eeyore's Birthday Party.[1] The day-long celebration began in 1963, organized by students at the University of Texas.[2]
The sculpture was commissioned and donated by the Eastwoods Neighborhood Association in 2007.[2] The statue is located in the Eastwoods Neighborhood Park as part of the city of Austin's public art collection.[3]
References
- ↑ Faires, Robert (2016-10-20). "Eeyore's Birthday: A statue where the party started". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- 1 2 "And He Was Sad in Austin, TX". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ↑ Meyer, Susan (2016-09-02). "Jumpstart Your Appropriately Weird Tour of Austin Public Art". The Austinot. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
