Pigcasso

Pigcasso was a female pig (Sus domesticus) born in April 2016{{cite news |last1=Gomez |first1=Julia |title=World-renowned painting pig Pigcasso dies: What to know about the swine's incredible life |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/03/09/pigcasso-death-paintings-art/72910345007/ |work=USA Today |date=9 March 2024}}{{efn|Some sources suggest Pigcasso was born in March 2016.}} on an industrialised pig farm in the Winelands region of the Western Cape, South Africa. Along with her sister Rosie, she was rescued from a slaughterhouse, in May, by Joanne Lefson and taken to Farm Sanctuary SA in Franschhoek, the nonprofit animal sanctuary that Lefson founded that year.{{cite news |title=Step aside Pablo: Meet Pigcasso, South Africa's painting pig |url=https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/thandolwethu-/step-aside-pablo-meet-pigcasso-south-africas-painting-pig-/ |work=ECR |date=12 November 2019 |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112104657/https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/thandolwethu-/step-aside-pablo-meet-pigcasso-south-africas-painting-pig-/ |url-status=live }} Lefson is a former professional golfer who briefly dated John Denver{{Cite news | title=Ahound the World: My Travels with Oscar | isbn=978-1-77022-108-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwtbDwAAQBAJ&dq=lefson+dated+John+Denver&pg=PT46 | access-date=2024-01-29 | last1=Lefson | first1=Joanne | date=8 December 2010 | publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa | archive-date=2024-03-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307132234/https://books.google.com/books?id=pwtbDwAAQBAJ&dq=lefson+dated+John+Denver&pg=PT46#v=onepage&q=lefson%20dated%20John%20Denver&f=false | url-status=live }}{{Cite news | title=Pigcasso: The painting pig that saved a sanctuary | isbn=978-1-78840-419-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XqmyEAAAQBAJ&dq=pigcasso+john+denver&pg=PT25 | access-date=2024-01-30 | last1=Lefson | first1=Joanne | date=3 August 2023 | publisher=Octopus | archive-date=2024-03-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307132244/https://books.google.com/books?id=XqmyEAAAQBAJ&dq=pigcasso+john+denver&pg=PT25 | url-status=live }} and travelled the world with Oscar, a dog she adopted and married,{{dubious|date=March 2024}} but later accidentally ran over, which it did not survive.

When Lefson noticed that the pig ate and destroyed everything in her stall besides some paint brushes, she employed clicker training and positive reinforcement techniques to teach the pig to hold the brush in her mouth and apply paint to paper mounted on an easel placed before her. By dipping the brush in different colors, the pig began to create colorful abstract paintings in October 2016, which Lefson then sold to raise funds for the sanctuary.{{cite news |title=Pigcasso: The pig creating art that sells for thousands |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2017-03-29/the-artist-pig-who-creates-art-that-sells-for-thousands |work=ITV |date=29 March 2017 |access-date=2024-03-07 |archive-date=2020-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925025416/https://www.itv.com/news/2017-03-29/the-artist-pig-who-creates-art-that-sells-for-thousands |url-status=live }} Each of Pigcasso's works was signed by dipping her nose-tip into beetroot ink and touching it onto the canvas.{{cite news |title=Meet Pigcasso, the painting pig |url=https://www.bigissue.org.za/meet-pigcasso-the-painting-pig/ |work=The Big Issue South Africa |date=18 September 2018 |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307132248/https://www.bigissue.org.za/meet-pigcasso-the-painting-pig/ |url-status=live }}

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Pigcasso and Lefson were the first non-human/human collaboration to have held an art exhibition together, OINK, which took place at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town in 2018.{{Cite web|first=Soyiso |last=Maliti |title=WATCH: Pigcasso launches art exhibition – and it's anything but hogwash!|url=https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/watch-pigcasso-launches-art-exhibition-and-its-anything-but-hogwash-12811541|date=20 January 2018|website=IOL|language=en|archive-date=2018-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120091557/https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/watch-pigcasso-launches-art-exhibition-and-its-anything-but-hogwash-12811541|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Meet Pigcasso, The World's First Pig Artist|url=https://www.dogonews.com/2018/2/5/meet-pigcasso-the-worlds-first-pig-artist|access-date=2021-08-09|website=DOGOnews|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090719/https://www.dogonews.com/2018/2/5/meet-pigcasso-the-worlds-first-pig-artist|url-status=live}} Subsequently, Pigcasso's works were displayed in art exhibitions in the Netherlands (2021); Germany (2022);{{Cite news |last=dpa |date=2022-07-01 |title=Kunst: Bilder von malendem Schwein "Pigcasso" in Hann. Münden |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-07/01/ausstellung-des-malenden-schweins-pigcasso-in-hann-muenden |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=Die Zeit |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}} the UK (2023);{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Waterloo exhibition showcases street art and pig paintings |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67596441 |access-date=2024-03-08 |language=en-GB}} and China (2023/24).{{Cite web |last=WaqarOptimist |date=2024-02-08 |title=Pigcasso's Palette: A Swirl of Colors in South African Art at Beijing Times Art Museum |url=https://www.thebeijinger.com/events/2024/feb/pigcassos-palette-swirl-colors-south-african-art-beijing-times-art-museum |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.thebeijinger.com |language=EN}}{{Cite web |last=Brederode |first=William |title=LOOK {{!}} SA's painting pig is exhibiting in China - the world's largest pork producer |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/tech-and-trends/look-sas-painting-pig-is-exhibiting-in-china-the-worlds-largest-pork-producer-20231105 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=News24 }} Pigcasso's artworks have been described as Abstract expressionism{{cite news |last1=Govender |first1=Suthentira |title=Painting piggy prodigy Pigcasso set to take on the world |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-01-22-painting-piggy-prodigy-pigcasso-set-to-take-on-the-world/ |work=TimesLIVE |date=22 January 2018 |language=en-ZA}} and have sold for millions of rand{{Cite web|last=Peter|first=Zamayirha|title=Pigcasso a millionaire|url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/pigcasso-a-millionaire-20190110|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Citypress|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203202648/https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/pigcasso-a-millionaire-20190110|url-status=live}} to collectors around the world. Three of her most famous pieces are Penguin, Snowman, and Mouse, each of which sold for $5,000 in 2021. A painting of Prince Harry that was sold to a Spanish buyer for £2,350 in 2021 also received global notoriety, because of its subject.{{Cite web|first=Suthentira |last=Govender |title=Princely sum: Pig's portrait of Harry fetches R50,000|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2021-03-28-princely-sum-pigs-portrait-of-harry-fetches-r50000/|date=28 March 2021|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090718/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2021-03-28-princely-sum-pigs-portrait-of-harry-fetches-r50000/|url-status=live}} Works by Pigcasso have been held by Jane Goodall, Rafael Nadal, Ed Westwick,{{Cite web |last=Govender |first=Suthentira |date=2021-01-24 |title=Hollywood star is star-struck by a painting porker, Pigcasso |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2021-01-24-hollywood-star-is-star-struck-by-a-painting-porker-pigcasso/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=TimesLIVE }} and George Clooney. On 13 December 2021, a work by Pigcasso sold for £20,000,{{Cite web|last=Artmajeur|title=Pigcasso, the painter pig has just sold a work for 20,000 pounds sterling! {{!}} Artmajeur Magazine|url=https://www.artmajeur.com/en/magazine/2-art-news/pigcasso-the-painter-pig-has-just-sold-a-work-for-20-000-pounds-sterling/330898|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.artmajeur.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228114203/https://www.artmajeur.com/en/magazine/2-art-news/pigcasso-the-painter-pig-has-just-sold-a-work-for-20-000-pounds-sterling/330898|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Pigcasso brings home the bacon after selling an abstract artwork for a record R400 000|url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/life/pigcasso-brings-home-the-bacon-after-selling-an-abstract-artwork-for-a-record-r400-000-b6679c1e-0fc9-4200-8a03-95e93aea5068|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.iol.co.za|date=17 February 1973 |language=en|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228114201/https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/life/pigcasso-brings-home-the-bacon-after-selling-an-abstract-artwork-for-a-record-r400-000-b6679c1e-0fc9-4200-8a03-95e93aea5068|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-20|title=Move over, Banksy: SA's Pigcasso sells painting for more than R400k|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/culture/art-artists/breaking-pigcasso-wild-and-free-record-animal-art/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The South African|language=en-ZA|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228114201/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/culture/art-artists/breaking-pigcasso-wild-and-free-record-animal-art/|url-status=live}} a record price for an artwork created by an animal.{{Cite news |last1=Lindner |first1=Roland |last2=York |first2=New |date=2024-03-06 |title=Malendes Schwein Pigcasso gestorben |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst-und-architektur/malendes-schwein-pigcasso-gestorben-19569038.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=FAZ.NET |language=de |issn=0174-4909}}{{Cite web|title=South Africa: 'Pigcasso' sells painting for £20,000|url=https://news.sky.com/video/south-africa-pigcasso-sells-painting-for-20-000-12499544|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230054102/https://news.sky.com/video/south-africa-pigcasso-sells-painting-for-20-000-12499544|url-status=live}} The {{Convert|1.6x2.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} canvas, titled Wild and Free, was purchased by German art collector Peter Esser, eclipsing the £14,000 American collector Howard Hong paid for a painting by Congo the chimpanzee.{{Cite web|first=Sam|last=Jones|date=21 June 2005|title=Chimp's art fetches £14,000|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/21/arts.artsnews|access-date=2021-12-28|work=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228114206/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/21/arts.artsnews|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=No Chump Change for Chimp Art|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4712948 |access-date=2021-12-28|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228114201/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4712948 |url-status=live}} By the time of her death, Lefson had sold over $1 million worth of Pigcasso's paintings, with proceeds going towards the upkeep of the sanctuary where she lived.{{Cite news |last1=Lindner |first1=Roland |last2=York |first2=New |date=2024-03-06 |title=Malendes Schwein Pigcasso gestorben |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst-und-architektur/malendes-schwein-pigcasso-gestorben-19569038.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=FAZ.NET |language=de |issn=0174-4909}}

The relationship between Pigcasso and Lefson has been noted for igniting debate around the definition of art and animal creativity, while also drawing attention to the living conditions of farm animals around the world.{{Cite web|first=Shen Wu |last=Tan|title=Pigcasso brings some truths home|url=https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/pigcasso-brings-some-truths-home-2095358|access-date=2021-08-09|website=IOL|date=2 December 2016|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090718/https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/pigcasso-brings-some-truths-home-2095358|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Pigcasso: timeless work by a pampered porker|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2018-09-01-pigcasso-timeless-work-by-a-pampered-porker/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090720/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2018-09-01-pigcasso-timeless-work-by-a-pampered-porker/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2018-03-02|title=Farm Sanctuary SA: A Safe Haven For Rescued Farm Animals|url=https://insideguide.co.za/cape-town/farm-sanctuary-sa/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The Inside Guide {{!}} Cape Town |archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090721/https://insideguide.co.za/cape-town/farm-sanctuary-sa/|url-status=live}} Lefson stated that her aim is to educate the public about the devastating effects of animal husbandry on the welfare of animals and the environment in order to inspire a kinder, more sustainable world.{{Cite web|last=Brand|first=Alexander|date=2021-06-21|title=Going whole hog for animal activism: Joanne Lefson|url=https://www.matiemedia.org/going-whole-hog-for-animal-activism/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=MatieMedia |archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090721/https://www.matiemedia.org/going-whole-hog-for-animal-activism/|url-status=live |quote=In May 2016, Jo rescued a pair of two-month-old piglets, Pigcasso and her sister Rosie, from a South African slaughterhouse.}}

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The watchmaker Swatch commissioned an artwork of Pigcasso's for a 2019 watch called Flying Pig.{{Cite web|title=Swatch X Pigcasso – Swatch South Africa|url=https://2020.swatch.com/en_za/swatchxpigcasso/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=2020.swatch.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414015447/https://2020.swatch.com/en_za/SwatchXPigcasso/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-20/pigcasso-the-pig-designed-this-collectible-swatch-watch|access-date=2021-08-09|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|title=A Pig Designed This Swatch Watch|date=20 February 2019|archive-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116071923/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-20/pigcasso-the-pig-designed-this-collectible-swatch-watch|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=WATCH: SA's Pigcasso becomes first African, and animal, to design a Swatch watch|url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/life/watch-sas-pigcasso-becomes-first-african-and-animal-to-design-a-swatch-watch-19140372|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090721/https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/life/watch-sas-pigcasso-becomes-first-african-and-animal-to-design-a-swatch-watch-19140372|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Meet Pigcasso — the pig who was saved from a slaughterhouse and became a world famous painter|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pigcasso-swatch-saved-from-slaughter-house-now-world-famous-painter/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=CBS News|date=27 February 2019 |language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135901/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pigcasso-swatch-saved-from-slaughter-house-now-world-famous-painter/|url-status=live}} She was also featured in the 60th anniversary advertisement of the Nissan Skyline (2017),{{Cite web|last=Rus|first=Tudor|title=Pigcasso paints race track, Nissan Skyline driver can't handle it|url=https://drivemag.com/news/pigcasso-paints-race-track-nissan-skyline-driver-can-t-handle-it|date=10 August 2017|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Drive Mag|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090720/https://drivemag.com/news/pigcasso-paints-race-track-nissan-skyline-driver-can-t-handle-it|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Nissan enlists Pigcasso the painting pig for Skyline campaign|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/08/10/nissan-enlists-pigcasso-the-painting-pig-skyline-campaign|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The Drum|date=10 August 2017|first=Danielle|last=Long|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135906/https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/08/10/nissan-enlists-pigcasso-the-painting-pig-skyline-campaign|url-status=live}} and in 2020, a "Pigcasso" range of wine, produced from the grapes that grow at the farm sanctuary where she lived, was launched.{{Cite web |title=Pigcasso {{!}} Wine |url=https://pigcasso.org/wine.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=pigcasso.org}}{{Cite web|title=Pigcasso has designed her own wine|url=https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/pigcasso-has-designed-her-own-wine/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.capetownetc.com|date=23 February 2020 |archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090719/https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/pigcasso-has-designed-her-own-wine/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Three grunts for Pigcasso's new plonk|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/food/2020-02-23-three-grunts-for-pigcassos-new-plonk/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090722/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/food/2020-02-23-three-grunts-for-pigcassos-new-plonk/|url-status=live}}

Over the course of her life, Pigcasso was featured on various global media channels. Her exploits were covered on Saturday Night Live,{{Cite web|title=SNL Jokes About Hypocrisy of Loving Animals and Eating Them|url=https://vegnews.com/2019/3/snl-jokes-about-hypocrisy-of-loving-animals-and-eating-them|access-date=2021-08-09|website=VegNews.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090719/https://vegnews.com/2019/3/snl-jokes-about-hypocrisy-of-loving-animals-and-eating-them|url-status=live}} ABC,{{Cite web|title=Video: Did a pig or a person paint these?|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/GMA_Day/video/pig-person-paint-61535069|access-date=2021-08-09|website=ABC News |archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135901/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/GMA_Day/video/pig-person-paint-61535069|url-status=live}} NBC,{{Cite web|title=Pig Escapes Slaughterhouse Fate, Sells Original Paintings|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/painting-pig-pigcasso-sanctuary-south-africa/2150940/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=NBC New York|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613163149/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/painting-pig-pigcasso-sanctuary-south-africa/2150940/|url-status=live}} CBS, CNN,{{Cite web|title="Pigcasso", el cerdo artista que vende cuadros por miles de dólares {{!}} Video|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/pigcasso-chancho-pinta-cuadros-cnn-redaccion-buenos-aires/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=CNN|date=23 March 2021 |language=es|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809090719/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/pigcasso-chancho-pinta-cuadros-cnn-redaccion-buenos-aires/|url-status=live}} National Geographic,{{Cite web|first=Liz |last=Langley|title=Watch Pigcasso, the Famous Painting Pig, at Work|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-culture-pigs-art-painting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305172631/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-culture-pigs-art-painting|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2021|date=3 February 2018|work=National Geographic|language=en}} Sky News, and the BBC.{{Cite news|title=Happy News: Stories to make you smile! – CBBC Newsround|language=en-GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50434875|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810224746/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50434875|url-status=live}} Pigcasso also appeared live on The Jeremy Vine Show in 2020 and in publications such as The Times newspaper{{Cite news|last=Laing|first=Aislinn|title=Pigcasso ... or a new Francis Bacon?|newspaper=The Times|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/pigcasso-or-a-new-francis-bacon-9r9lq2ll5|access-date=2021-08-09|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028123740/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pigcasso-or-a-new-francis-bacon-9r9lq2ll5|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} and Der Spiegel.{{cite news |title=Pigcasso: Schwein macht Kunst – saugut |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/pigcasso-schwein-macht-kunst-saugut-a-d6210817-e4a2-44f4-9dbe-af86b1349ec5 |work=Der Spiegel |date=3 July 2022 |language=de |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214127/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/pigcasso-schwein-macht-kunst-saugut-a-d6210817-e4a2-44f4-9dbe-af86b1349ec5 |url-status=live }} In August 2023, a book about Pigcasso’s life was released in London, titled Pigcasso. The Pig That Saved a Sanctuary, which includes a foreword by Jane Goodall.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Lauren |title=Cassell acquires 'heartwarming' book on painting pig Pigcasso |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/cassell-acquires-heartwarming-book-on-painting-pig-pigcasso |work=The Bookseller |date=5 June 2023 |language=En |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605122652/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/cassell-acquires-heartwarming-book-on-painting-pig-pigcasso |url-status=live }}

Pigcasso had chronic rheumatoid arthritis, which calcified her spine. Her condition deteriorated rapidly in September 2023 and by October her hind legs were nearly non-functional. On 6 March 2024, Lefson announced that Pigcasso had died.{{cite news |title=Murió Pigcasso, la cerda pintora: por qué le decían "la artista no humana más exitosa de la historia" |url=https://www.clarin.com/internacional/murio-pigcasso-cerda-pintora-decian-artista-humana-exitosa-historia_0_PZ8RP5POOc.html |work=Clarín |date=6 March 2024 |language=es |trans-title=Pigcasso, the painting pig, died: why they called her "the most successful non-human artist in history" |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306220733/https://www.clarin.com/internacional/murio-pigcasso-cerda-pintora-decian-artista-humana-exitosa-historia_0_PZ8RP5POOc.html |url-status=live }} Among Pigcasso's many admirers, Dr Jane Goodall was present to pay her respects the day after she died.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-08 |title=Malende Sau Pigcasso ist tot: Schweinedame starb im Alter von 8 Jahren |url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/malende-sau-pigcasso-ist-tot-schweinedame-starb-im-alter-von-8-jahren-a-8b982193-f5af-48ed-92f7-64d9d4400181 |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}{{Cite web |last=Kruger |first=Theo Jeptha en Jackie |title=KYK {{!}} Jane Goodall besoek toevlugsoord in Franschhoek |url=https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/nuus/omgewing/kyk-jane-goodall-besoek-toevlugsoord-in-franschhoek-20240303 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Netwerk24 |language=af-ZA}} Goodall flew out to the sanctuary after hearing about the pig's condition, but arrived one day too late, with Pigcasso passing away before the two had a chance to formally meet. The next day, Goodall shared a tribute for the pig at a gala hosted by the sanctuary, raising R300,000 (or USD16,062) for her non-profit organisation.

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• [https://www.pigcasso.org Pigcasso official website]
• [https://www.farmsanctuarysa.org Farm Sanctuary SA official website]
• [https://www.joannelefson.com Joanne Lefson official website]

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