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Summer & Fall 2000

Buffalo, NY does some pretty cool things, but this is the coolest yet! It is known as "Herd About Buffalo". It all started when Patricia Capstraw Wilkins, the chairwoman and inspiration of "The Herd", saw the "Cows on Parade" exhibit in Chicago. A recent newspaper article quoted her as saying, "I immediately envisioned life-size fiberglass buffalos roaming our great city." Several artist have donated (well actually, I believe they got paid for doing it.) their time and work to decorate these 153, 7-feet long, 5-feet tall, fiberglass buffalo's located around Buffalo, NY. Later this year (October) they will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to
Roswell Park Cancer Institute and The Burchfield-Penney Arts Center.

UPDATE: Patricia died of cancer on Wednesday August 25, 2000, at Roswell Park, before seeing her project completed. She was 55 years old at the time, and had cancer for about two years.

UPDATE: The live auction took place on October 24, 2000. Fifty-five buffalo's were auctioned off for a total of $312,850!! The other buffalo's are being auctioned off online.
Hopefully all the buffalo will bring in a total of $1,000,000.

Here are a few of the winning bids from the live auction:
(Sorry I don't have the pictures of them...yet.)

Buffalo Blooms ~~ $28,000
Why Did the Chicken Cross The Road? To Get to Buffalo ~~ $13,000
Electric Buffalo ~~ $12,000
Balmy Buffalo ~~ $7,500
Partridge Family Bussalo ~~ $4,300

Buffalo Blooms and Why Did the Chicken... were both purchased by the same person!!

Click on the mini pictures, and you will be taken to the larger picture and information,
including the high (winning) bid at the close of the online auction.
The location mentioned is the original location, unless otherwise noted.
Have fun, and thanks for visiting!
God Bless! Janny Rae ;o)

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BEN

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Updated on July 13, 2001