Gray Fox - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.863 W 097° 09.051
14S E 672333 N 3676578
Two gray foxes are in the plant beds on the east side of the Environmental Science building at the University of North Texas, 1704 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX. They are part of the Native Texas Wildlife series that decorates the building grounds.
Waymark Code: WM14DPT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2021
Views: 1
The work of David Iles, the Native Texas Wildlife series was commissioned by Trammell Crow and donated here in 2008, with a duplicate set at the Dallas Aboretum. The series consists of fifteen animal sculptures, including a human being -- beloved professor Dr. J.K.G. Silvey -- and they decorate the grounds on the sidewalk that goes around the building. Some of them are easier to spot than the others, but these two are out in the open, life-sized and looking alert but maybe playful in their body language. If there's a sculptor signature, it's not obvious.
The individual sculptures in the series initially each had a small accompanying sign, providing information about its subject's habitat, its behavior, its dining habits, and other information. A few of these signs have gone missing, but this one is still with us, noting that it's not often that this species is observed by humans.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gray Fox
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: David Iles
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2008
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Environmental Science Building - University of North Texas
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