Title: Marvin Zindler's Moos Mobile Location: City Hall: Smith and Walker Artist: Elizabeth Hornik Sponsor: KTRK - Channel 13 ABC Honk, Honk…Marvin Zindler's Moos Mobile is coming through and is looking for a new home. Artist Elizabeth Hornik states, “I was so excited about creating a cow for Channel 13 because Marvin Zindler is such a cultural icon for the community of Houston. Marvin has helped so many everyday people to fight for their rights that he is sort of like Houston’s comic book hero. I wanted a fun cow that depicts Marvin as a superhero cow on the job. Maybe when people look at this cow they might think that being a hero can be fun.” Hornik used primary colors with basic geometric shapes outlined in black to achieve a comic book feeling. Elizabeth Hornik grew up all over the country but her favorite state is Texas. After attending high school in Chicago and receiving a B.A. in art education from Eastern Illinois University, Hornik came back “home” to Houston. This year is her fourteenth year as an art teacher the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, HISD. Hornik has been active with her students in the Orange Show Art Car Parade for about six years. A few years ago Hornik went to visit Chicago and saw the CowParade for the first time. As Hornik states, “I absolutely fell in love with the cows and remember thinking about how this idea would work well in Houston with the unique eclectic art that often is produced from this city.”				This cow was sold in Flight 1 of the internet auction hosted by Amazon.com that ran from December 7 - 13, 2001. Send a Postcard

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