Big Bad Wolf in Grandma's Gown, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.; Image on file.; unsigned; 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.
Summary: The wolf from the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" stands upright on its hind legs, wearing a long-sleeved pink gown with polka-dots with a bow at the collar. From an opening in the back of the gown, the wolf's tail comes out and is carried against the back, straight up, curving back at neck level. The wolf has a protruding red tongue, white teeth, and apple-green eyes with black pupils behind thick, black-rimmed glasses. The head and neck are dark brown. The sculpture is carved from a tree trunk.

Owner/Location: Administered by City of Wichita Department of Parks and Recreation 455 North Main, 11th Floor Wichita Kansas 67202; Located Riverside Park East & south of intersection of 900 block of West Murdock & 800 block of North Nims Wichita Kansas

Topic: Literature--Perrault--Little Red Riding Hood; Literature--Character--Big Bad Wolf