| And He Was Sad | |
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| Artist | Bob Coffee |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Eeyore |
| Location | Austin, TX |
| 30°17′25.7424″N97°43′54.2424″W / 30.290484000°N 97.731734000°W | |
| Owner | City of Austin Cultural Heritage Collection |
And He Was Sad is a bronze sculpture of Eeyore, a character in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories, created by artist and architect Bob Coffee. It honors the founding of Austin's "rite of spring," the now-famous Eeyore's Birthday Party. [1] The day-long celebration began in 1963, organized by students at the University of Texas. [2]
The sculpture was commissioned and donated by the Eastwoods Neighborhood Association in 2007. [2] The statue is located in the Eastwoods Neighborhood Park as part of the city of Austin's public art collection. [3]
