Toby
Griffins originally perched on the corners of the Carnegie Library overlooking Scott Avenue in Tucson. They were removed in the renovation of 1938 but one escaped. You can see his footprints where he jumped to the sidewalk and walked away. This sculpture includes bright red LEDs at the Griffin's heart. These light the sculpture at night and cast the sharp outlines of his ribs on the buildings and sidewalks nearby.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Downtown
Collection(s): City of Tucson
Funding: Rio Nuevo
Artist(s): Ty Augsburger, Eric Gustafson, Ezequiel Leoni, Joseph O'Connell (Creative Machines)
Ty Augsburger, Eric Gustafson, Ezequiel Leoni, Joseph O’Connell (Creative Machines), Toby, 2010.
Set at the end of a path of cast footprints in the sidewalk, 'Toby' the griffin sits perched upon a pedestal with a light beaming from their chest. Artists Ty Augsburger, Eric Gustafson, Ezequiel Leoni and Joseph O'Connell of Creative Machines constructed the sculpture from vibrantly painted steel.
Address: Scott Ave. at Ochoa, south of Broadway
