The diagonals of the three elements lend an energetic dynamism to the work, tempered by the stabilizing triangle formed at its base. Constructed of two steel girders and a rectangular steel plate, Bygones exemplifies the I-beam construction for which the artist became known. Reaching over twenty-five feet into the air and nearly thirty-two feet across, the Menil Collection’s Bygones (1976) has been installed in a park adjacent to the museum since its opening in 1987.
For more information about the Menil Collection’s parks and greenspaces, visit our Menil Park and Neighborhood page. Today, visitors are invited to enjoy a number of works in the Menil’s parks and greenspaces throughout the neighborhood: Bygones (1976) by Mark di Suvero, Sound Figure (2007) by Max Neuhaus, Jack (1971) by Jim Love, and Charmstone (1991) and Isolated Mass/Circumflex (#2) (1968/1978) by Michael Heizer. It’s a well established tradition for local teens to organize goatman hunts, and though they seem to mostly turn into big parties in the woods, gathering in groups seems to be enough to keep the goatman at bay.Outdoor sculpture has been featured at the Menil Collection since the museum opened in 1987 with sculptures by Mark di Suvero and Michael Heizer. The goatman does seem to favor attacking solitary travelers, or at least those smaller and weaker than itself, so the best offense might be having friends. It also seems to retain at least some level of human intelligence, so be ready for a foe that’s smarter than it looks. Though the goatman doesn’t seem to have any particular supernatural abilities, it is strong, seems to be proficient with bladed weapons, and smells just awful. It’s braver and more confrontational than your average monster, so by the time you see it, you’re probably in for a fight. Unlike many cryptids and creatures of folklore, the goatman seems utterly unphased by encounters with humans, and not likely to try and hide or escape. The bad news is that one seems to be enough to do plenty of damage. Since the goatman is a scientific accident, the good news is that there is only one, so you don’t have to worry about bumping into a whole herd of goatmen. People have also found bones, knives, saws, and discarded food in places they suspect the goatman may live.
Sightings and attacks are most concentrated around the areas that the goatman seems to call home, namely around Governor’s Bridge, nicknamed Crybaby Bridge, where some claim to have seen it entering and exiting a cave under the bridge. It has also been reported that the goatman is keen on breaking into homes and ransacking them for food. Locals claim that the goatman is responsible for the deaths of fourteen hikers and a number of yet unexplained disappearances, as well as the mutilation of dogs and cats. It’s said that the goatman lurks in the woods, attacking pets, hikers, and stray teenagers that have the misfortune of wandering into its territory. This urban legend is so strong that the USDA has publicly and repeatedly denied performing any such kinds of experiments, but still, the myth persists. The stories say that this creature is a result of a scientific experiment gone wrong at the nearby Beltsville Research Agricultural Center, namely a doctor mixing the DNA of a goat with the DNA of his research assistant and creating a monster. Locals have been reporting seeing a six foot half man, half goat hybrid around Fletchertown Road since the 1950s. There are a few goatmen said to inhabit the woods around the United States, but the goatman of Prince George County, Maryland is the oldest with the most decidedly modern origin story. But as you get closer to the bridge a fur covered figure steps out onto the road and you realize it is neither small nor afraid.īest of luck, friend, because you’ve wandered onto the Goatman’s turf. You think you see movement in the bushes along the bank but decide it’s some small animal running for cover, more afraid of you than you are of it.
It is a wide and well kept road so it seems like it should be busier, but you see no other travelers in either direction, it is eerily quiet.Īs you make your way down the broad road you approach a bridge that spans a slow moving river. The woods are thick and dark so you stick to the road.
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