Moo-la, (sculpture).

Moo-la, (sculpture).

Nasco, fabricator.

Moo-la, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 23, 1972.

Sculpture: fiberglass, painted; Base: cast iron.

Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 1 ft. (73 lbs.).

(Wooden board on south side of base:) ERATH NO. 1/DAIRY COUNTY/IN TEXAS (Wooden board on north side of base:) MOOLA/MILK SALES/$144,000,000 ANNUALLY unsigned

A Jersey cow, with black and white Holstein markings, mounted atop a tall cast-iron pipe.

Animal -- Cattle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Stephenville

Administered by Erath County Dairy Wives, Route 4, Box 201, Stephenville, Texas 76401

Located Washington & Graham Streets, Stephenville, Texas

The sculpture is a tribute to the dairy industry of Erath County, the largest milk producing county in the state. Funds for the $529 sculpture were raised through individual and business donations from throughout the country. The cement foundation and base were installed by Kenneth Evatt and Raymond Stanley. IAS files contain correspondence from Nasco, dated July 13, 1972, providing the model number of the sculpture; a list of monument donors; and a brief history of the sculpture written by Mrs. Joyce Whiting. IAS files also contain related articles from the Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Sept. 19 and Sept. 22, 1972; the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Sept. 22 and Sept. 24, 1972; and Country World, June 24, 1993.

For additional information see also Hoard's Dairyman Nov. 1972 and Jan. 1973; and Ultra Nov. 1982; the Stephenville Empire Tribune, June 24, 1991; March 1993; and the Fort Worth Star Telegram, June 27, 1991. Additional information is also on file at the Stephenville Historical House Museum (Stephenville, Texas).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Country World, June 24, 1992, pg. 46a.

The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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