Bunnyhenge

{{short description|Sculpture in California}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{infobox artwork

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| title = Bunnyhenge

| image = Bunnyhenge May 2014.jpg

| caption = The sculpture in 2014

| artist = PWP Landscape Architecture

| year = 2013

| medium = Concrete

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| subject = Desert cottontails

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| city = Newport Beach, California

| coordinates = {{coord|33.6112|-117.8711|display=inline,title}}

| owner = City of Newport Beach

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File:Large Bunny Bunnyhenge May 2014.jpg

Bunnyhenge is a public sculpture in Newport Beach, California, United States, depicting fourteen large white rabbits (of the desert cottontail species) sitting on their haunches in a circle. Two larger, {{cvt|8|ft|m}} rabbits outside the circle are also a part of the sculpture. Made of concrete and placed in the city's civic center, the sculpture garnered controversy when first built due to its improper allocation of city finances, costing $221,000. They were initially made for children to play with.{{Cite web |last=Foxhall |first=Emily |date=2014-12-28 |title=Fiscal reform advocates take aim at Newport Beach's concrete bunnies |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-adv-bunnyhenge-20141228-story.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203022419/https://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-adv-bunnyhenge-20141228-story.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Barragan |first=Bianca |date=2014-12-29 |title=Cute Giant Bunny Statues Are Tearing Apart Newport Beach |url=https://la.curbed.com/2014/12/29/10007504/cute-giant-bunny-statues-are-tearing-apart-newport-beach |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Curbed |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-12-31 |title=Bunny statues stir up concerns over city spending |url=https://abc7.com/bunnyhenge-bunny-statues-newport-beach-civic-center-bunnies/457341/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203022419/https://abc7.com/bunnyhenge-bunny-statues-newport-beach-civic-center-bunnies/457341/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Whiteaker |first=Michele |date=2019-04-01 |title=Newport Beach Civic Center Park with White Bunnies and Sculptures |url=https://funorangecountyparks.com/newport-beach-civic-center-park-with-white-bunnies.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Fun Orange County Parks |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203022420/https://funorangecountyparks.com/newport-beach-civic-center-park-with-white-bunnies.html |url-status=live }}