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Leroy, The Big Pup
Leroy, The Big Pup
Leroy, The Big Pup

Leroy, The Big Pup

Artist (born Moscow, Idaho, 1949)
Date2004
Place madeWashington, United States
MediumArchival cardboard, carpenter's glue, and drywall screws
DimensionsOverall: 118 × 54 × 156 3/4 in. (299.7 × 137.2 × 398.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAcquired with a major contribution from Theodore M. Wight in honor of Minot Rhys Tomala and Madeline Patricia Tomala; and a major contribution from Virginia Davis Wight in honor of her great grandchildren Minot Rhys Tomala, Madeline Patricia Tomala, Sidney Jordan Evans, Lachlan Hewitt Barnes, Anika Holly Wight, Colby Davis McArthur, Hollis Parks McArthur, and Cassidy Brooke McArthur. Additional donations received from John and Shari Behnke; Corinne Dixon; Gail Elliott in honor of Scooter, Lucy, Rudy, Odie, Sweetie, and Kirin; Paul I. Gingrich, Jr.; Tana Givens and Abby Givens; Esther M. Grant and Kristine Grant McLean; The Griffin Family; Todd Heistuman and Susan H. Lambert; Joanne Holderman in honor of Lauren and Grace Holderman; Ann and Robert Lockwood in honor of Robert William and Elizabeth Lockwood; Dan and Pat Nelson; Gary N. Owen; Stephanie A. Stebich in honor of her grandmother Lili Cummings; Bill and Bobby Street in honor of Anna for her love of dogs; Jim and Ann Wiborg; and Leroy's Buddies.
Terms
  • dog
Object number2007.26 A-B
DescriptionMonumental cardboard sculpture of the artist's dog, Leroy. The surface of the cardboard is marked in places with red and black pencil and glue. The screws holding the work together are visible throughout.
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