Austin, Texas: Rainbow Cowboy
Unveiled in 2020, "Tracking the End of the Rainbow" features psychedelic hue-dipped cowboy and horse with unnaturally long legs.
- Address:
- 124 W. 8th St., Austin, TX
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the northeast corner of W. 8th and Colorado Sts.
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There's a new piece of public art in front of the municipal building at 8th and Colorado Streets. "Tracking the End of the Rainbow," by Sharon Keshishian and Daniel Hornung, features a surrealist cowboy and horse paying homage to the historic Chisholm Trail.
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According to the Austin Art in Public Places program, the sculpture represents "the concept that the further you go toward the desired objective, the farther away the objective withdraws."