The Pasture

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The Pasture
"The Pasture" - Toronto, Ontario 2019-05-10 (02).jpg
One of the installation's seven bronze cows in 2019
The Pasture
Artist Joe Fafard
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°38′51″N79°22′56″W / 43.647383°N 79.382251°W / 43.647383; -79.382251

The Pasture is a 1985 public artwork by Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard, installed in Toronto's Toronto-Dominion Centre, in Ontario. The work features seven bronze cows. [1] [2]

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  2. "10 weird statues and sculptures in Toronto". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-11-16.