The Athens - Oconee Junior Women's Club, that's who.
As you wander around Athens-Clarke County you will very likely run into some highly decorative and brightly colored BullDawgs. They have been placed throughout the county as a mobile public art exhibit showcasing the talent of several local artists as well as featuring Georgia's favorite canine, the BullDawg.
This mobile outdoor art museum project, We Let the Dawgs Out, has, at any one time, up to 36 bulldawg statues on display at various locations throughout the county. While most of them can be found in the downtown area there a several that are in other venues throughout the county. Manu can be visited at Southeast Clarke Park. Thurston LaDonnahue III stands watch at the intersection of Barnett Shoals Rd.-Gaines School Rd and Greencrest Dr.
Each bulldawg statue is 44" tall, 70" long and 33" wide. There is a plaque between the front feet indicating the BullDawg's name, the artist and the sponsoring patron. Pictures of all 36 dawgs can be found in a gallery on the project website. Click on the thumbnail photos to get full size pictures.
Next time in Athens, try and find out how many of these dawgs you can find!
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Wow, those are some big dawgs!!! 44" yikes!
Hi Mike,
What a creative artistic display! It certainly sounds like a fun way to spend the afternoon (checking out the "dawgs")!
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Michael
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I guess I need to make a tour of Eugene and take pictures of all the Ducks around here. Good pics Mike.
Jane - about the size of a bull mastiff, or a bear
Michael - I always enjoy spotting one
Fred - thanks, looking forward to the duck pictures
Hey Mike ~ The English Bulldawgs are the symbol of victory in England. Are you telling us something?
Nick - they are the symbol of victory here also
Mike - pretty cool. I did not know they were the symbol of victory - let's paint some on the straight talk express.
Susan - sounds good to me
Mike-I love the dogs. What an imagination. Thanks for sharing. I had to go back up for a second look at them..
Laura - hope you checked out the full gallery
Mike,
Just wondering, do they pick them up when Ga. Tech comes to town or put more out just to upset the visiting team?
GREAT idea to.
Don - if anything, they make sure they are all visible
The mighty power of the bulldog... it's like the sacred cow of the state... what a fun project that turned out to be!