From the Artist:
This is the maquette for a 1½ -life-sized version commissioned by the Nebraska Percent for Art program for placement at PeruState College. Based on a photo Itook at Animals of Montana, the pose was perfect to represent the PSC Bobcat mascot on campus. It projects the strong though non-threatening characteristics of concentration, flexibility, strength, grace, dignity and beauty. All are characteristics that make the bobcat an ideal mascot for the college.