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Petal & Piglets [gone]
Sioux Falls, SD		 Babe [gone]
Sioux Falls, SD
Petal & Piglets and Babe were part of the 2008 Sculpture Walk downtown. These photos are from 2008. Petal & Piglets was created by Carrie Quade. Babe is the work of Mary Zimmerman. I believe both of these sculptures are gone now.

Truffles
Colorado Springs, CO
The bronze sculpture of Truffles was created by Walt Horton in 2007. It was installed at this location by 2014. [map]

Rachel
Seattle, WA
The giant bronze piggy bank statue is known as Rachel. It was created by Georgia Gerber and installed in front of Pike Place Market in 1986. The statue was modeled after a real pig named Rachel. Donations deposited to the statue go to the Pike Place Market Foundation which supports low-income and elderly downtown residents. [map]

Billie the Piggybank
Seattle, WA
Billie the Piggybank was located at the Pike Place Market. This bronze statue was also created by Georgia Gerber. It was originally installed at the Market Heritage Center in 2000. It was moved to Pike Place Market in 2011. Donations deposited through the slot in Billie's back go to low-income charities. In 2017, the statue was moved to the Pike Place MarketFront expansion.

Maximus Minimus [gone]
Seattle, WA
The Maximus Minimus food truck was designed and built by Colin Reedy in 2009. The food truck featured pulled pork sandwiches and was moved around town to various locations. These photos are from 2016. The food truck has been in storage since 2017.

Giant Pig
San Antonio, TX
This Giant Pig is installed on a pole at Augie's Barbed Wire Smokehouse. It was built in 2011. The head and tail are an addition to a mushroom-shaped sculpture for Augie's that had flames and a painted pig head. For more, see this website. [map]

Sham Hock
Ventura, CA
2015:

2022:
Sham Hock is a 20-foot-long inflatable green pig. He has been the mascot for Ventura's St. Patrick's Day parade since 1990. In 2017, the pig split a seam and could not be repaired. In 2018, "Sham Hock 2" was built.

Giant Pig
Shelton, WA		 Babe's Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse
Rancho Mirage, CA
This welded metal Giant Pig was installed in 2011 in protest of an increase in County property taxes. The letters have been painted over since then. [map]

Babe's Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse opened in 2002. These three bronze pigs are located outside the restaurant. Their names are Lilly, Rose, and Lucky. [map]

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