Statue from 2001 Cow Parade

Statue from 2001 Cow Parade

141 various photographs of cow statues. The CowParade was held to celebrate the city's booming cattle business that started in the late 1850's that made Kansas City the "premier cow town on the western frontier" The CowParade 2001 marked the first time a public art event of this magnitude had ever been staged in Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, the CowParade involved the Kansas City public schoolchildren to "foster art and art programs in schools." "CowParade Kansas City The Cows The Artists Over 200 Moovers and Shakers" text written by Tom Craughwell