Texas State Fair - Dallas, Texas
October 18, 2011


Big Tex
[Large balloon of a man in Dickies clothing, boots, and a 10 gallon hat.]

Part of the butter display.
[A woman in a hat and a young boy holding a live duck all carved from butter.]

Bordon's Elsie.
33rd cow to represent the brand.
[Cow sitting in a wooden pen with a yellow flowered ring around its neck and a blanket across its back with the name Elsie on it and Bordon cow images scattered across it.]

One of Farmer Mike's carvings.
[Face carved into the side of a large pumpkin. The face has a tongue sticking out.]

Fresco on one of the buildings at the fairgrounds.
[Painting on the stone of what appears to be both male and female Greek or Roman farm workers in the field.]

Part of the DRIVE4COPD Pinwheel Promise display.
Be informed, supportive, and non-judgmental of COPD symptoms and management.
[Pinwheel created from license plates attached to form panels then folded to create the pinwheel.]

Recreation of female portion of The Contralto.
Fate of original created in 1936 for Texas Centennial is unknown.
[All silver statue of a nude woman appearing to be running as her hair is straight back from her head and her arms are outstretched, one in front and the other behind her.]

Another sculpture on the fairgrounds.
[Statue of a ram with extremely long horns.]

All photos © S. M. Garver