Jennifer Thrasher of Moorhead, who works next to the figure, watched the artist paint it earlier this spring.
The works of bison art are beautiful, she said.
"I think it's a great display of the region," she said. "It symbolizes what this part of the country represents."
Jenn and James Kemmer checked out a bison dressed in goggles, a swimsuit and a flotation device during a walk with their daughter at Fargo's Island Park.
"I think they're great," said Jenn Kemmer, who plans to take photos of all the sculptures. "They bring something different to Fargo-Moorhead."
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Strolling on Broadway a few blocks north, Memphis, Tenn., resident Don McCracken - in town for business - passed by a colorful bison and offered his approval.
"It makes (Fargo) look progressive," he said. "It makes you look contemporary."
While professional artists painted most of the figures, some area students also got the opportunity.
West Fargo students depicted "Life at Cheney Middle School" on their bison, which resides next to the school flagpole and will move inside this fall for permanent display.
Dozens of students worked for three months to decorate the sculpture said Ron Boehm, an eighth-grade art teacher.
"It was just a wonderful project ... an interaction of all grade levels," he said.
The bison will be displayed until Sept. 9, when they will be herded into the Fargodome for auction.
The money raised will be pumped back into the Arts Council to support other initiatives.
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Readers can reach Forum reporter Bryce Haugen at (701) 235-7311
