The twice life-size panther, fashioned by sculptor Deran Wright , permanently catnaps on the grounds of the Tarrant County Administration Building on the corner of Main and Weatherford Streets. The 8' bronze sculpture was commissioned by the Heritage Trails Project, a community collaborative program of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Inc. The "Sleeping Panther of Fort Worth" was privately funded by the Dorothea Leonhardt Fund, and the granite base was provided by the Paschal Panthers Alumni Association.

Panther Sleeps Again on Main Street.

The Story of The Sleeping Panther .