Tyson
- Description
- By Solomon Bassoff and Domenica Mottarella Steel and sculpted, pigmented concrete. It is a much larger than life piece that weighs in at 1163lbs. The artwork is named for Paul Leighton Tyson (1886-1950) who was Waco High School’s championship-winning football coach from 1913-1942, and is revered as one of the most successful high school football coaches of all time. Under Tyson’s leadership, Waco High played six consecutive national championship games between 1922 and 1927, losing only two. The sculpture evokes the original Waco High School tiger mascot. If you know someone who was a Waco High student in those glory years, ask what the tiger mascot means to them. Notice that the artist has captured the characteristics of a real tiger as well as the characteristics of a mascot tiger. What do you think makes us choose an animal like a tiger to represent a sports team?
- Commission
- City of Waco
- Collection
- Sculpture Zoo
