Good hair day for punk croaker

Artist Liz Dees places a new Mohican hairpiece on her Larkin toad Punkphibian yesterday after the original one was ripped off by vandals.

The fibreglass sculpture, which squats outside Hull Truck theatre in Ferensway, Hull, was one of several toads attacked last weekend, just days after they were put in place around the city.

Workers from the Toad Conservation Team restored the artwork to its original appearance and damage to others has also received attention. The 40 toads were commissioned to help to mark the 25th anniversary of poet Philip Larkin's death.

Organisers of the Larkin With Toads project have set up a toad hotline to report any abuse.

Pictures: Terry Carrott

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