{{Short description|1985 public artwork by Joe Fafard}} {{Infobox artwork | title = The Pasture | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | wikidata = | image = "The Pasture" - Toronto, Ontario 2019-05-10 (02).jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = One of the installation's seven bronze cows in 2019 | artist = Joe Fafard | year = <!-- If after 1583 CE, use {{start date|YYYY}} --> | completion_date = <!-- For a more specific date (post-1583): {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | catalogue = | medium = | movement = | subject = | height_metric = <!-- (i.e. in metric units) --> | width_metric = | length_metric = | diameter_metric = | height_imperial = <!-- (i.e. in imperial units) --> | width_imperial = | length_imperial = | diameter_imperial = | dimensions = | dimensions_ref = | metric_unit = cm <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | imperial_unit = in <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | weight = | designation = | condition = | museum = | city = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | coordinates = {{Coord|43.647383|-79.382251|format=dms|type:landmark_region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | owner = | accession = | preceded_by = <!-- preceding work by the same artist --> | followed_by = <!-- next work by the same artist --> | module = | website = <!-- Official webpage/site only: {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''''The Pasture''''' is a 1985 public artwork by Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard, installed in Toronto's Toronto-Dominion Centre, in Ontario. The work features seven bronze cows with varying patinas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joseph Fafard |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-fafard |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420035438/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-fafard |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 weird statues and sculptures in Toronto |url=https://www.blogto.com/city/2016/07/10_weird_statues_and_sculptures_in_toronto/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.blogto.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202095832/https://www.blogto.com/city/2016/07/10_weird_statues_and_sculptures_in_toronto/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Fafard, a recipient of the Order of Canada, was raised on a family farm and was of the view that artists should be inspired by their local environment. Cows were one of his better-known subjects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-16 |title=Mar 2019: Saskatchewan sculptor Joe Fafard dies at 76 |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2019/03/16/saskatchewan-sculptor-joe-fafard-known-for-cows-horses-and-buffalo-dies-at-76 |access-date=2025-11-23 |website=Winnipeg Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Portal|Canada|Visual arts}} * {{Commons category-inline|The Pasture}}
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