Photo: CowParade New England
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — For the next couple of months, Boston is hosting a different kind of cattle drive.
75 life-sized cow sculptures have popped up around the city as part of CowParade New England, a public art event that raises funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund.
Each cow was painted with its own unique design by a New England artist and placed at a high-trafficked landmark throughout Greater Boston. Someone can take a stroll through Boston Common and take a picture of "Udder Transformation" and "Miss Moosachusetts," or head down to Kenmore Square to see "Bill Belicow" and "A Great Day at Fenway."
Nine smaller cow sculptures called "mini-moos" can be found on display at the Bonhams Skinner Gallery in Park Plaza.
"I started seeing the cows by Kenmore Square," one woman told WBZ NewsRadio Tuesday. "So I took a picture and posted on Instagram, and then I’d see another one and another one."
"I’ve seen probably three, four around and they’re placed fairly nicely," another resident said.
The nonprofit hosts the public art installation in different cities every year. Boston previously held the CowParade in 2006, raising $1.1 million in cancer research.
"I think that it’s really wonderful that there is a lot done in Boston for cancer research and it’s definitely what brings the city together," one man told WBZ.
The cows will be grazing around Boston until the installation ends on Sept. 4. So far, 19 of the beautiful bovines have already been sold.
A full map of the colorful herd can be found here.
WBZ's Chris Fama (@CFamaWBZ) reports.
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