Greiwe said it was the only design that incorporated elements of the city's history. Greiwe thinks the Leicester artwork prompted Cincinnatians to come to terms with the city's history. He now sees them walking around the sculpture and telling visitors what it signifies. The corporate-sponsored, fiberglass pigs in the Big Pig Gig will be auctioned in November to raise money for arts groups. The idea came from a 1998 public art project in Zurich, Switzerland, which featured more than 800 decorated fiberglass cows.
Pigs are fun.
Leicester hasn't been back to Cincinnati recently. He noted wryly that no one invited him to fire the starter pistol last year for the Flying Pig Marathon. He thinks Cincinnatians have accepted their history, after getting past the perceived drawbacks. They've grown up a bit. They have a more mature concept of themselves.