Frisbee, Bronze sculpture at Middlebury College, Vermont, US.
Frisbee is a bronze sculpture at a Vermont college campus showing a dog catching a disc mid-leap. The work stands about 170 centimeters tall and captures the animal with three legs suspended in air during its jump.
The sport itself began in 1939 when fraternity students on a trip started tossing pie plates as a game. The sculpture was later created as a gift to commemorate this casual beginning and honor the sport.
The sculpture links student life at the college with disc sports through games played on campus grounds nearby. You can see students tossing discs in the open spaces around where the work stands.
The sculpture sits outdoors on the campus grounds and is accessible at any time. Its location is near student spaces where you can walk around and explore the surrounding area comfortably.
Names inscribed on the paws point to individuals connected with the sport's casual history in a personal way. A foundry in New York cast the work in 1989 and presented it as a private gift to honor that connection.
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