{"id":4324,"date":"2015-07-20T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T10:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolverhamptonlabour.com\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2015-07-20T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T10:20:05","slug":"baa-bara-is-back-at-city-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/news\/baa-bara-is-back-at-city-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Baa-bara\u2019 is back at City Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s back!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Wolf in Sheep\u2019s Clothing at Wolverhampton Art Gallery is howling again thanks to kind fundraisers who raised the cash to repair the unusual piece of art.<\/p>\n

The quirky mechanical sheep that emerges from the balcony of the gallery every hour before opening up to reveal a red-eyed wolf was commissioned in 1999 as part of the Millennium celebrations.<\/p>\n

It has taken pride of place above Lichfield Street since it was installed by artist Andy Plant in spring 2000 \u2013 but in recent years it has been broken.<\/p>\n

Now \u2018Baa-bara\u2019, as she has affectionately been nicknamed, has been fixed thanks to an art gallery fundraising initiative.<\/p>\n

A group of former Northicote School pupils \u2013 called the \u201855ers because they are the Class of 1955 – who meet in the gallery caf\u00e9 each month have been at the forefront of the campaign, with donations also being made through the Friends of Wolverhampton Art Gallery.<\/p>\n

Councillor John Reynolds, Cabinet Member for City Economy, said: \u201cThe public support for the restoration of \u2018Baa-bara\u2019 has been overwhelming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe is obviously a much loved feature of the art gallery and it\u2019s brilliant to have her up and working again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the gallery, I would like to thank all those who have contributed to the campaign.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gillian Burton, one of the \u201855ers, added: \u201cI often stood across the road from the gallery to catch the bus and marvelled at \u2018Baa-bara\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m delighted everyone\u2019s fundraising efforts have come to fruition and she is working again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great sight and, with the children now breaking up for the summer holidays, I would recommend paying a visit to the gallery to see it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The piece was inspired by the role Wolverhampton played in the wool trade, which is represented in the crest of the old borough.<\/p>\n

The wolf acts as a counterpoint and as well as being the nickname of the city’s football team, ties in with the old saying ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’.<\/p>\n

Tom Jenkins, Friends of Wolverhampton Art Gallery chairman, said: \u201cThe Wolf in Sheep\u2019s Clothing is an iconic sculpture which represents an image of the city the city\u2019s football fans relate to.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt puts smiles on people\u2019s faces and, besides having a serious edge, art should do that \u2013 it is fantastic to see it up and running again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s back! The Wolf in Sheep\u2019s Clothing at Wolverhampton Art Gallery is howling again thanks to kind fundraisers who raised the cash to repair the unusual piece of art. The quirky mechanical sheep that emerges from the balcony of the gallery every hour before opening up to reveal a red-eyed wolf was commissioned in 1999 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}