Artist: Mort Walker and Neal Walker
Year: 1992
Materials: bronze
Location: University of Missouri campus, Reynolds Alumni Center Maryland and Conley Avenues, Columbia, MO
About the art
Comic-strip character Beetle Bailey is depicted in bronze as he lounges on graffiti-covered bench. Created by MU alumnus Mort Walker and his son, Neal, the sculpture was unveiled during the university’s 1992 homecoming celebration. Beetle’s shoe sports the signatures of both the artists.