Herky the Hawk is the beloved mascot of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes athletics. First introduced as a cartoon in 1948, Herky debuted in person at a football game in 1959.

Think Iowa City's 20th-anniversary installment of Herky on Parade began in May with 100 statues of the University of Iowa's mascot scattered across the Iowa City and Coralville corridor.

The 101 Herky on Parade statues placed throughout Johnson County will be removed next week. All of the statues will be brought together in a final display Aug. 30 during FRYfest in Coralville ...

The third floor of the University of Iowa Main Library was filled with black and gold balloons on Sept. 14 thanks to an exhibit set up by the UI Libraries Special Collections and University Archives ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Four statues designed by two Quincy artists were named as finalists for the University of Iowa's "Herky on Parade" series, now on display around Johnson County ...

Herky the Hawkeye will star at this year's FryFest, as hundreds of guests help the University of Iowa mascot celebrate its 75th birthday. Now in its 14th year, the festival builds anticipation for ...

Herky on Parade is an Iowa art exhibition born out of a partnership between the University of Iowa and Think Iowa City. Held in 2004, 2014 and now 2024, the event drafts local and regional artists ...

Ferentz's Herky statue is titled "25 Years of Captain Kirk" and was designed by artist Yuchen Liu and sponsored by Think Iowa City. It features photos from the last 25 years of Hawkeyes football. This ...

Local artists have until December 1st to apply and submit their designs for one of 75 Herky sculptures. Of the applicants so far, some are new, but others are already familiar with the parade.

Fan-favorite, life-sized Herky statues are now available in miniature form. Bobblehead versions of 26 statues from the third edition of Herky on Parade are on sale through the National Bobblehead ...

Herky the Hawkeye will star at this year's FryFest, as hundreds of guests help the University of Iowa mascot celebrate its 75th birthday. Now in its 14th year, the festival builds anticipation for ...

Fan-favorite, life-sized Herky statues are now available in miniature form. Bobblehead versions of 26 statues from the third edition of Herky on Parade are on sale through the National Bobblehead ...