Vicki Bomke Thomson

The CowParades (or Cows on Parade) books recording the ever-growing number of exhibitions worldwide are quite similar in kind if widely variant in detail. All contain large pictures, generally at least one per sculpture, of these whimsical and creative works.

Either the reader likes this sort of thing, or doesn't, but as one who enjoys them, I have collected all the books that I can find. I'd buy the ones that aren't in English if I could find them. The West Hartford Connecticut books has samples from some of the exhibits that are less well-documented, at least in English. The Stamford collection has a cow history timeline and a variety of myths and anecdotes about cows.

Meanwhile, http://www.cowparade.com offers slide shows from the various exhibitions. Be sure to check out Party Animals, Pandamania, Trail of Painted Ponies, The Big Pig Gig, Mermaids on Parade and Fish out of Water for similar exhibits of different models.… (plus d'informations)