Beetle Bailey - Columbia, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 56.650 W 092° 19.761
15S E 558118 N 4310794
Statue of Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey on the campus of the University of Missouri invites you to sit down and discuss life with Beetle.
Waymark Code: WM8QGD
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2010
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The statue is a near life-sized statue of Beetle Bailey seated at a booth with a mug of beer in front of him. The booth is representative of those at "The Shack" which was a bar near campus when Mort Walker was a student at the University of Missouri. The table is inscribed with various initials and sayings which were part of the fund raising for the sculpture with each donated $250. The text of the plaque for sculpture:
"Come sit with Beetle Bailey, Mizzou's famous comic-strip character created through the genius of Mort Walker, AB '48 Humanities. Beetle relaxes in the re-creation of a booth from The Shack, a hangout frequented by Walker during his student days. Walker started drawing the laid-back Mizzou student and Army private in 1950. With his son Neal, Walker designed and produced this bronze statue as a gift to MU. It was installed in 1992. The statue was financed by donations from Walker, King Features Syndicate and alumni, whose names are carved on the bench and table. The statue is located near the site of The Shack, which was destroyed by fire on Halloween 1988."
Character Type: Cartoon
Character originator: Mort Walker
Internet Link: [Web Link]
Address or Location:
University of Missouri
Reynolds Alumni Center
Conley Avenue
Columbia, Missouri
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