Pegasus is a sculpture by Tucson artist Barbara Jo McLaughlin, created in 2003, out of fiberglass, copper, rebar, and bondo sign enamel. The sculpture is on display at the Tucson International Airport,
7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona.
A sign at the base of the statue says: A gift from the employees of Sundt Corporation, Sponsored by: Tucson’s Newspapers.
The sculpture was originally created for the charity auction Ponies del Pueblo, a Tucson Public Art Project supported by the Tucson-Pima Arts Council. The project was the largest philanthropic project of its kind in Southern Arizona at the time. Over 100 corporate, individual and public sector donors, non-profit organizations, and artists teamed up to create 35, uniquely decorated, life-sized ponies that were on public display from January through October 2003. The project culminated in a gala auction on November 2, 2003, to benefit the non-profit organizations, artists, and the Tucson-Pima Arts Council. The piece was sponsored by Tucson’s Newspapers and raised $11,000 at the event, with 12% going to the artist and 70% of the raised amount going to the non-profit Children and Family Resources, Inc.
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Updated on April 10, 2012
Resources: Ponies del Pueblo blog
Photographs by Leah Angstman, October 23, 2011. Do not remove the signature watermark without permission. [ref index TSN]
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Pegasus is a sculpture by Tucson artist Barbara Jo McLaughlin, created in 2003, out of fiberglass, copper, rebar, and bondo sign enamel. The sculpture is on display at the Tucson International Airport, 7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona. 
