Administered by State of Illinois Office of Public Information 524 South Second Street Springfield Illinois 62701
Located Buffalo Rock State Park RR 1, Box 39 Dee Bennett Road,2 miles West of Ottawa off IL Route 6 Ottawa Illinois 61350
Date:
Oct. 1984-Oct. 1985. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1985
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Des Moines Register, June 30, 1985.
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
Summary:
The catfish is composed of several independent geometric shapes. Its head faces northwest. It has six spikey forms which radiate from the wider part of the body, suggestive of whiskers. Behind the whiskers are two circles representing eyes. Its tail is a triangular shape.
