Above: the "Giddy Yup Daddy" maquette model of the proposed statue, co-designed by sons Glen and Jeff Keane.
A statue to commemorate Bil Keane, creator of the long-running newspaper panel FAMILY CIRCUS, has been proposed in Bil's home of Paradise Valley, AZ.
This 14 minute video has a lot of great vintage photos of Bil through the years.
You may make a tax deductable contribution to help the project here.
UPDATE April 3, 2013: Long Family Gift Puts Funds for Bil Keane Stature Over Goal of $75,000.
How much has been raised?
ReplyDelete$75,000 was the goal. The statue was designed by his sons, Glen and Jeff. There's a lot more info at the link.
ReplyDeleteI've posted the information that Marc asks for in the body of the blog entry.
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