Big Red, (sculpture).

Big Red, (sculpture).

Couch, Nancy W., 1954- , sculptor.

Big Red, (sculpture).

2006. Installed 2006.

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Sculpture: high density urethane foam with epoxy outside, sprayed with composite copper metal coating; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. 3 1/2 x 16 x 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 15 x 15 ft.

(On base plaque:) "BIG RED" / Sculpture by / Nancy W. Couch / 2006 unsigned

A full-sized rendition of a rampant, snarling razorback hog rearing on its back legs with its proper right front leg resting on a rock.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fayetteville

Administered by University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Located University of Arkansas, Jones-Lindsey Razorback Gardens, southwest of junction of Razorback Drive & Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

When the sculpture was reported in 2017, the animal's proper left ear was torn off and its proper left rear end was damaged.

State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2017.

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