Dragon roundabout sculpture

Bountiful, Utah, United States

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Dad is a sleeping-dragon sculpture by Utah artist Deveren Farley, made from about 1,100 Utah license plates with street-sign wings. Installed in a St. George roundabout in April 2022, it was bought by Bountiful, Utah, in 2023 and, per Fox 13, stands in Bountiful Town Square.

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A sleeping dragon covered in about 1,100 Utah license plates rests in a park in Bountiful, Utah, a tribute from an artist to his late father.

Utah artist Deveren Farley made the sculpture, which he titled Dad. Fox 13 reported in 2023 that its scales are about 1,100 Utah license plates and its wings are street signs. St. George News reported in 2022 that the idea came after Farley's father died in May 2021. "Thinking of my dad, there are two things, dragons and Disney," Farley said, explaining that a sleeping dragon stands for his father resting in peace.

Dad was first installed on April 9, 2022 in the roundabout at 200 North and Main Street in historic downtown St. George, as part of the Art Around the Corner outdoor exhibition. St. George News gave its size as approximately 12 feet tall and over 8 feet wide, spanning 18 feet from head to tail. According to KUER, Art Around the Corner lends each piece to the city for a year before it goes on the market.

Bountiful then leased the dragon from St. George. In July 2023 Fox 13 reported that city councilors had decided to buy it. City manager Gary Hill described him as having "sort of his hands on his belly" and "just kind of quietly surveying the park" at Town Square, which he said was designed with family in mind. Mayor Kendalyn Harris said she was surprised at how many people loved it and returned to see it, and that the city had started bringing public art to the downtown area.

KUER reported in 2025 that residents of St. George complained when the dragon left, and that Farley installed a second dragon, titled Rust in Peace, in St. George's Town Square Park that April. It is a separate sculpture.

Dad is outdoors in a public park where, in 2023, children were playing in the water, so a visit works well as a family stop.

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An outdoor sculpture in Bountiful's Town Square, a downtown city park. Fox 13 described children playing in the water there in 2023, and city officials said the square was designed with family in mind.

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In Bountiful's Town Square, a public downtown park, as reported by Fox 13 in 2023 after the city bought it. Not to be confused with a second Farley dragon in St. George.

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