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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
My Best Friend: Good Friday Walton
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

My Best Friend: Good Friday Walton

Date2020
MediumBronze
Dimensions9 × 16 × 24 in. (22.9 × 40.6 × 61 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Alice Walton, 2020.88
Accession number 2020.88
On View
On view
Provenancecommissioned by Alice Walton, TX, 2019; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
Label TextOn his namesake day in April 2006, Good Friday Walton wandered up to the home of Crystal Bridges founder Alice Walton, and they’ve been best friends ever since. This actual-size statue captures Friday’s smart, intuitive, and pleasing personality—and invites all dogs on the trail a drink of water from the fountain. In Alice’s own words, he’s a great reminder that, “if we could all listen and be as sensitive as dogs are to our needs and emotions, the world would be a better place.”

En el día de abril de 2006 que le dio su nombre, Good Friday (Viernes Santo) llegó deambulando hasta la casa de la fundadora del Crystal Bridges Alice Walton, y se convirtió en su amigo. Esta estatua de tamaño real plasma la personalidad inteligente, intuitiva y agradable de Friday, y ofrece a todos los perros que pasan por aquí un trago de agua de la fuente. En palabras de la propia Alice, es un gran recordatorio de que: “si todos pudiéramos escuchar y sentir nuestras necesidades y emociones como lo hacen los perros, el mundo sería un lugar mejor”.
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