At 09:40 AM 09/28/2003 -0600, John Martinson wrote:
>Is this the same thing as the buffalo they did for the Olympics in Salt Lake
>City?  They later auctioned them off.


If I am interpreting your question correctly (i.e., the use of
commissioned/themed art to raise money for a non-profit such as a museum)
here is an example:

In 2000, the Massachusetts College of Art (MassArt) did this with a cod (as
in fish.)  The mastermind (and funder!) of the project was David Mugar
(i.e., the same David Mugar who named the Mugar OmniTheater at the Boston
Museum of Science.)  The auction raised $230K.

The "Cavalcade of Cod" contact at MassArt was:

Mary Gagliano
Email: [log in to unmask]
617.879.7369 (phone)
617.879.7360 (fax)

The auction was managed by Orbidex:

Toll Free: 1.877.ORBIDEX - Fax: 401.454.3939
Cavalcade of Cod Project Manager
     Eric Lander - [log in to unmask]


Susan Ruderman


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