{{Short description|Public art trail in Sheffield, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox event | title = Herd of Sheffield | image = [[File:Herd of Sheffield 2016 logo.png]] | image_size = | caption = Herd of Sheffield logo | date = {{plain list| * {{start and end dates|2016|06|21|2016|09|30|df=yes}} (Herd of Sheffield) * {{start and end dates|2016|07|11|2016|10|05|df=yes}} (Little Herd) * {{start and end dates|2016|10|14|2016|10|16|df=yes}} (Farewell Weekend) * 20 October 2016 (Auction) }} | venue = {{plain list| * [[Crucible Theatre]] (Auction) * [[Meadowhall Centre]] (Farewell Weekend) }} | location = [[Sheffield]] | type = {{flat list| * Art exhibition * Charity auction }} | theme = Elephant sculptures | cause = [[Sheffield Children's Hospital]] | organisers = Wild in Art | blank_label = <!-- or |blank_data= --> | blank1_label = <!-- or |blank1_data= --> | blank2_label = <!-- or |blank2_data= --> | website = {{URL|www.herdofsheffield.com}} | notes = }}
The '''Herd of Sheffield''' was a charity event in the summer of 2016 in [[Sheffield]], England.<ref>{{cite news|title=Herd of Sheffield elephants stampede into city|work=BBC News |date=11 July 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-36763742|access-date=2018-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009080341/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-36763742|archive-date=2018-10-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Wild in Art organised the public art trail, which was run in aid of the [[Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield 2016 << Events << Posts << Wild in Art Website|url=http://www.wildinart.co.uk/herd-of-sheffield/3841|website=Wild in Art|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162829/http://www.wildinart.co.uk/herd-of-sheffield/3841|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield - The Children's Hospital Charity|url=http://www.tchc.org.uk/events/herd-of-sheffield.html|website=Children's Hospital Charity|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101173948/http://www.tchc.org.uk/events/herd-of-sheffield.html|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The theme of the project revolved around sculptures of [[Elephant|elephants]]. There were four main parts of the event: * Little Herd Trail (21 June - 30 September 2016) * Herd of Sheffield Trail (11 July - 5 October 2016) * Farewell Weekend (4 - 6 October 2016) * Auction (20 October 2016)
== Inspiration ==
=== Choice of a theme === [[File:Ww1-elephant.jpg|thumb|Lizzie pulling ammunition in 1916.]] The inspiration for the elephant theme was that 2016 would be the 100th anniversary of Sheffield's first use of a [[war elephant]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lizzie the elephant: how an elephant captured the heart of a city|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/lizzie-elephant-sheffield-steel-industry-1.588712|website=Sheffield University|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161707/https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/lizzie-elephant-sheffield-steel-industry-1.588712|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lizzie the Elephant]] hauled ammunition, machinery and raw materials to and from the city's steel factories.<ref>{{cite news|title=World War One: the circus animals that helped Britain|work=BBC News |date=11 November 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-24745705|access-date=2018-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303222650/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-24745705|archive-date=2018-03-03|url-status=live}}</ref> Three of the 58 sculptures are named after Lizzie. The use of war elephants in the United Kingdom increased during the [[First World War]] because many horses were taken away for military use.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield - Summer 2016|url=http://www.sheffieldhardwarehackers.org.uk/wordpress/2016/10/herd-of-sheffield-summer-2016/|website=Sheffield Hardware Hackers|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162801/http://www.sheffieldhardwarehackers.org.uk/wordpress/2016/10/herd-of-sheffield-summer-2016/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately eight million horses died in the war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information about animals served in the war|url=http://www.animalsinwar.org.uk/index.cfm?asset_id=1375|website=Animals in War Memorial|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228215531/http://www.animalsinwar.org.uk/index.cfm?asset_id=1375|archive-date=2017-02-28|url-status=live}}</ref>
Some artists drew inspiration from the First World War to mark Lizzie's anniversary, for example one elephant was painted in a [[dazzle camouflage]] pattern,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dazzle Camouflage|url=https://postcardcafe.wordpress.com/tag/dazzle-camouflage/|website=Postcard Cafe|date=11 July 2016 |access-date=2017-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022928/https://postcardcafe.wordpress.com/tag/dazzle-camouflage/|archive-date=2017-01-09|url-status=live}}</ref> while others incorporated local themes such as [[Henderson's Relish]] into their artworks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Hendophant!|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/city/news/meetthehendophant-1.589989|website=University of Sheffield|date=12 July 2016 |access-date=2017-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021721/https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/city/news/meetthehendophant-1.589989|archive-date=2017-01-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Cause === The event raised money for the [[Sheffield Children's Hospital]], with the aim of funding the purchase of a [[fluoroscopy|fluoroscopy machine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Telegraph Column: Sheffield fund auction raises cash to save lives|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/opinion/telegraph-column-sheffield-fund-auction-raises-cash-to-save-lives-1-8165495|website=Sheffield Telegraph|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101091158/http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/opinion/telegraph-column-sheffield-fund-auction-raises-cash-to-save-lives-1-8165495|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> Aside from the auction, money was raised through selling merchandise such as pens, toy elephants, maps and souvenir books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield Souvenir Guide|url=http://www.herdofsheffield.com/herd-sheffield-souvenir-guide-get-one/|website=Herd of Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161259/http://www.herdofsheffield.com/herd-sheffield-souvenir-guide-get-one/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> Rebecca Staden of the Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity devised the idea of an elephant trail and contacted the Yorkshire-based company Wild in Art, which specialises in organising mass public participation art events, to help the idea come to fruition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brace yourself - the stampede is here - Vibe - RMC Media|url=http://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/watch-listen-do/article/Herd-of-Sheffield|website=RMC Media|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101091406/http://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/watch-listen-do/article/Herd-of-Sheffield|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Herd of Sheffield ==
The Herd of Sheffield refers both to the whole project and the group of large elephants (to distinguish them from the Little Herd). The {{convert|1.6|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [[fiberglass]] elephants were given to local artists who were tasked with decorating them however they chose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield elephant statues stampede into city|url=http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-elephant-statues-stampede-into-city-4264617.html|website=BriefReport|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162720/http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-elephant-statues-stampede-into-city-4264617.html|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> In total, 58 large elephant sculptures were designed. As it was the main source of income, the large herd was deemed the most important part of the fundraising project. The event was formally announced on 22 October 2015 alongside the unveiling of the first-completed sculpture.<ref>{{cite web|title=First elephant unveiled for Herd of Sheffield, Sheffield Live!|url=http://web.sheffieldlive.org/first-elephant-unveiled-for-herd-of-sheffield/|website=Sheffield Live!|date=22 October 2015 |access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162207/http://web.sheffieldlive.org/first-elephant-unveiled-for-herd-of-sheffield/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 11 July 2016, the Herd of Sheffield Trail started: all 58 elephants were put on display at different locations around the city. Each elephant was accompanied by a plaque with the elephant's name and description on it. A [[QR code]] was also provided for each elephant, enabling users of a dedicated app to scan the code and collect discounts from local companies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield - Android Apps on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wildinart.herdofsheffield&hl=en|website=Google Play|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162806/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wildinart.herdofsheffield&hl=en|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield on the App Store|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/herd-of-sheffield/id1130032107?mt=8|website=Apple iTunes|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162057/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/herd-of-sheffield/id1130032107?mt=8|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thousands of people went on the trail to participate in the interactive public art event, which involved travelling to see all of the elephants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheffield's elephant art trail is a work of magic - Sheffield Telegraph|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-s-elephant-art-trail-is-a-work-of-animal-magic-1-8012824|website=Sheffield Telegraph|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162355/http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-s-elephant-art-trail-is-a-work-of-animal-magic-1-8012824|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield in all their glory at Meadowhall's big send-off|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-in-all-their-glory-at-meadowhall-s-big-send-off-1-8181659|website=Sheffield Star|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162144/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-in-all-their-glory-at-meadowhall-s-big-send-off-1-8181659|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> Maps and guidebooks were published to aid elephant spotters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd Trail Map 2016|url=http://www.herdofsheffield.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Herd_Trail_Map_2016.pdf|website=Herd of Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162646/http://www.herdofsheffield.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Herd_Trail_Map_2016.pdf|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== List of elephants === The list below gives the titles of the sculptures, their creators, their exhibition location and their auction price.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Herd of Sheffield - elephant sculpture trail across the city|url=http://streetartsheffield.com/herd-of-sheffield|website=Street Art Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161824/http://streetartsheffield.com/herd-of-sheffield|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The winning bids for each Herd of Sheffield elephant|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/revealed-the-winning-bids-for-each-herd-of-sheffield-elephant-1-8193876|website=The Star|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161305/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/revealed-the-winning-bids-for-each-herd-of-sheffield-elephant-1-8193876|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Trail|url=http://www.herdofsheffield.com/the-trail/|website=Herd of Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231502/http://www.herdofsheffield.com/the-trail/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Name ! Creator ! Exhibition location ! Auction price (£) |- | [[Elmer]] the Patchwork Elephant | Sheffield Children's Hospital patients | [[Weston Park]] | 8,500 |- | Inconelly | Pressure Technologies | [[Fargate]] | 8,200 |- | AM | Matthew Cooper | [[Sheffield Town Hall]] | 16,500 |- | Effie | Geo Law | [[Castle Square, Sheffield|Castle Square]] | 7,000 |- | Our City, Our Home | Alan Pennington | South Street | 4,200 |- | {{Not a typo|Interst-Elephant}}<!--DO NOT CORRECT AS TYPO: this looks like a typo but it is a portmanteau of "interstellar" and "elephant".--> | Josh and Aimee Williams | [[Barker's Pool]] | 5,600 |- | Sheffield Elephant | Josh and Aimee Williams | [[Orchard Square]] | 11,000 |- | An Elephant Never Forgets Where He Came From | Caroline Greyling | Fargate | 7,000 |- | It's Parade Day | Clare Pentlow | [[Tudor Square]] | 5,000 |- | Birdy | Coralie Turpin-Thomson | Cheney Row | 5,500 |- | Peace Elephant | Rocket 01 | Lady's Bridge | 3,500 |- | Fairytale Elephant | Carolyn Short | [[Sheffield Cathedral]] | 5,700 |- | The Elephant in the Hive | Caroline Greyling | [[Ponds Forge]] | 11,000 |- | I Follow a Different Herd | Creative in Crystal | [[Victoria Quays]] | 5,200 |- | The Warrior | Deven Bhurke | [[Sheffield railway station]] | 7,800 |- | Henry the Constructor | Deven Bhurke | [[Sheffield Botanical Gardens|Botanical Gardens]] | 5,000 |- | Sheffield Botanical | Ella Osborne | Barkers Pool | 5,200 |- | All as One | Emma Jackson | [[The Moor Quarter]] | 5,200 |- | Herd & Bird | Finger Industries | [[Sheffield Winter Garden|Winter Garden]] | 4,800 |- | Topsy | Florence Blanchard | Butchers Works | 6,300 |- | Lingo the Elephant | Geo Law | Furnival Square | 7,500 |- | Elephant Inside Out | Gillian Higgins | The Hubs | 6,000 |- | In it Together | James Croft | Botanical Gardens | 6,800 |- | Donkeys in Elephant Land | James Green | Weston Park | 6,000 |- | Jungle Jim | Jenny Leonard | [[Peace Gardens]] | 15,000 |- | A Sheffield Summer | Jenny Leonard | [[Sheaf Square]] | 6,200 |- | The City Elephant | Jo Peel | Brown Street | 6,600 |- | Yorkshire Rose | Jonathan Wilkinson | [[Hillsborough Park|Hillsborough Park Walled Garden]] | 4,700 |- | Elephantom | Kieron Reilly & Lynsey Brecknell | [[Bramall Lane|Sheffield United FC]] | 4,100 |- | SnookHerd | Kieron Reilly & Lynsey Brecknell | Tudor Square | 7,000 |- | Symbiosis | Laura Gray | [[Graves Park]] | 7,000 |- | Small Beginnings | Lisa Maltby | Botanical Gardens | 7,600 |- | Bugsy | Liz Hall | Weston Park | 11,000 |- | But Where's the Ladybird? | Lydia Monks | [[Meadowhall Centre]] | 6,200 |- | Hendophant | Matt Cockayne | Leavygreave Road | 11,300 |- | Tin Lizzie | Mik Richardson | [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] | 6,500 |- | Lizzietron 2.2 | [[Nick Bax]] | Leafygreave Road | 5,900 |- | Marjorie | [[Pete McKee]] | [[Kelham Island Museum|Kelham Island]] | 22,000 |- | Stampeding Elegance | Kid Acne | Meadowhall | 5,500 |- | Razzle Dazzle ’em, Lizzie | Robert Hurst www.linkedin.com/in/roberthurst365 | Arundel Gate | 4,600 |- | Forest Spirit | Faunagraphic | Victoria Quays | 5,200 |- | Holi | Sophie Green | [[St Paul's Place]] | 4,700 |- | Patchwork City | Sophie-Rose Wiberg | [[Fitzalan Square]] | 4,400 |- | Jackophant | Stephen McKay | Fargate | 7,600 |- | Skywalker | Stephen McKay | Meadowhall | 7,500 |- | Elmer's Aunty | Sue Guthrie | [[Forge Dam Park|Forge Dam]] | 5,000 |- | Gulal Graffiti | Sue Guthrie | Sheaf Square | 6,600 |- | Heard Sheffield? | Temper | Tudor Square | 7,800 |- | Ellie | David Elliot Hoodith | [[Devonshire Green]] | 8,000 |- | The Elements of an Elephant | Ryan Patrick Morley | [[Paternoster Row]] | 5,600 |- | And... Repeat | Neil Carribine | The Moor | 6,700 |- | Izzy | Steve Millington | Sheffield Cathedral | 8,700 |- | Nelly Looking through the Looking Glass | Stoneface Creative | Our Cow Molly | 5,400 |- | The Beat Goes On | Tom J Newell | [[Crystal Peaks]] | 6,500 |- | Steel Elephant | Tom Clayton | [[Hallam Square]] | 7,700 |- | Blossom | Sue Webber | Crystal Peaks | 7,300 |- | Matisse's Last Assistant | [[Mark Alexander (painter)|Mark Alexander]] | [[Millennium Gallery]] | 4,500 |- | Technicolor Pachyderms | Rob Lee | Devonshire Green | 5,200 |}
== Little Herd == In addition to the main herd, a herd of 72 small elephant calves was made by over 70 local schools. The Little Herd was sponsored by Blundells and was displayed in groups at the following locations: * Winter Gardens * [[Crucible Theatre]] * [[Sheffield Hallam University]] * [[Atkinsons]] * [[John Lewis & Partners|John Lewis]] * The Art House * [[Sheffield City Hall]] * Ponds Forge * [[Kelham Island Museum|Kelham Island]] * Weston Park Museum * [[Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Little Herd of Sheffield arrives at Hallam University|url=http://www4.shu.ac.uk/mediacentre/little-herd-sheffield-arrives-hallam-university|website=Sheffield Hallam University|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162357/http://www4.shu.ac.uk/mediacentre/little-herd-sheffield-arrives-hallam-university|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Schools - Herd of Sheffield|url=http://www.herdofsheffield.com/schools/|website=Herd of Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102041206/http://www.herdofsheffield.com/schools/|archive-date=2016-11-02|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Farewell Weekend == After the main herd's display period was over, all 58 sculptures were assembled at Meadowhall Centre and displayed between 14 October and 16 October 2016 so viewers could see them one last time before the auction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Say goodbye to Herd of Sheffield at Meadowhall, Calendar - ITV News|url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-09-16/herd-of-sheffield-farewell-event-set-for-meadowhall/|website=ITV|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162157/http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-09-16/herd-of-sheffield-farewell-event-set-for-meadowhall/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Off they went with a trumpety-trump: Herd of Sheffield Farewell Weekend - Don Valley View|url=http://donvalleynews.jusweb.co.uk/2016/10/16/149/|website=Don Valley News|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101163049/http://donvalleynews.jusweb.co.uk/2016/10/16/149/|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Auction == On 20 October 2016, all 58 elephants of the main herd put on auction at the [[Crucible Theatre]]. [[Charles Hanson (auctioneer)|Charles Hanson]], best known for his work on ''[[Bargain Hunt]]'', and Lucy Crapper were the auctioneers for the event, which raised £410,600.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herd of Sheffield charity auction raises £410,600 for Sheffield Children's Hospital|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-charity-auction-raises-410-600-for-sheffield-children-s-hospital-1-8192954|website=The Star|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162709/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-charity-auction-raises-410-600-for-sheffield-children-s-hospital-1-8192954|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The winning bidder for ''Summer'' donated his elephant to local school High Storrs after seeing their art teacher, who was the sculpture's designer, break into tears on losing the bid on behalf of the school.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donor gives Herd of Sheffield elephant to school after seeing their tears when they couldn't afford it themselves|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/donor-gives-herd-of-sheffield-elephant-to-school-after-seeing-their-tears-when-they-couldn-t-afford-it-themselves-1-8193684|website=The Star|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161756/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/donor-gives-herd-of-sheffield-elephant-to-school-after-seeing-their-tears-when-they-couldn-t-afford-it-themselves-1-8193684|archive-date=2017-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Sponsors == Numerous local businesses, organisations and educational institutions sponsored the project along with some national companies including [[Barclays]], [[John Lewis & Partners|John Lewis]] and [[Irwin Mitchell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sponsors - Herd of Sheffield|url=http://www.herdofsheffield.com/sponsors/|website=Herd of Sheffield|access-date=2017-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102102237/http://www.herdofsheffield.com/sponsors|archive-date=2016-11-02|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist|2}}
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