King Cat, (sculpture).

King Cat, (sculpture).

Bobo, Wes, sculptor.

Chermayeff & Geismar Associates, design firm

King Cat, (sculpture).

Dedicated April 5, 1994.

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Metal and silver hardware cloth.

Approx. H. 6 x W. 6 x L. 40 ft.

Gigantic transparent catfish situated in a man-made pond. Sculpture is fitted with pipes and plumbing that take in water from pond and spray it out through the catfish's skin, resulting in a mist around the catfish.

Animal -- Fish -- Catfish

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry

Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Belzoni

Belzoni-Humphreys County Development Foundation, 111 Magnolia Street, Catfish Information Center, Belzoni, Mississippi 39038

The sculpture was commissioned by the Belzoni-Humphreys County Development Foundation to be placed in front of the Catfish Information Center in Belzoni. Humphreys County is known as the "Catfish Capital of the World." Nearby plaque reads: "King Cat" - sculpture by Wes Bobo of Rolling Fork, MS Tradition has it that the Delta is the land where "Cotton is King." Catfish farmers have a way to go before catching up, but you can't really blame them for thinking big. IAS files contain related article.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.

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