Sasquawk, (sculpture).

Sasquawk, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Sasquawk, (sculpture).

(Chicken Sculpture), (sculpture).

Rooster: painted fiberglass; Base: hay bales, metal and cement.

Rooster: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. x 3 ft 5 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 5 x 5 ft.

Tom's Body Shop, T. Griesch unsigned

Giant rooster. The rooster is supported by a metal plate, secured by cement anchors surrounded by hay bales. Painted yellow chicken claw prints appear on the surrounding street and sidewalk.

Animal -- Bird -- Chicken

Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Wayne

Administered by City of Wayne, Chicken Days, 108 West 3rd, Wayne, Nebraska 68787

Located Main Street & 2nd, Wayne, Nebraska

The sculpture was commissioned by the Wayne Chick Shown Committee, an offshoot of the Wayne Arts Council, in 1993. The rooster is the mascot of Wayne's Annual Chicken Show. The legend of Sasquawk tells of huge chicken footprints sighted along Dog Creek near Wayne, which coincided with the disappearance of dogs along the creek. The statue is used as an advertisement for the Annual Chicken Show and is used elsewhere for temporary displays. In 1994, it was refurbished and repainted by Todd Griesch, of Tom's Body Shop. IAS files contain newsclippings from the Wayne Herald (Wayne, IN), July 5, 1994, pg. 11.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.

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