Eastbourne's Elmer elephants

There are a dozen model elephants scattered around Eastbourne; apparently they are based on Elmer the patchwork elephant which is a series of books for children, apparently.

The original, patchwork elephant (as created by David McKee, who wrote the books) is at Banker’s Corner. The other elephants are designed according to a distinctive artistic style.

The polka dot elephant was created by Mr A Singh. It is on Terminus Road, near the Premier Inn. It is inspired by the work of Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist who works mainly in polka dots.

The Slunce a Mesic (Sun & Moon) elephant is by Adam Pekr and is based on the work of Alphonse Mucha, the Art Nouveau artist. It is at the bottom end of Terminus Road, by the sea front, opposite the Belgian cafe.

This ‘tennisphant’, created by Wild in Art, is on Terminus Road outside Marks and Spencer; it celebrates the fact that Eastbourne International is England’s second most prestigious annual tennis tournament.

This elephant, which celebrates the work of Leonardo da Vinci, is outside the Town Hall on Grove Road. It’s called ‘The Polymath’ and was created by Jane Mota.

This elephant is near the Memorial Roundabout. It is called ‘Floating in the Now’ and was created by Kelly Ma. It was inspired by Katsushika Hokusai, the Japanese painter best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

This elephant, at the bottom of Hyde Gardens, celebrates Turner’s sunsets. It was created by Glen Brooks.

This elephant is outside the Enterprise Centre. It is called Maestro Morris, celebrating the art of William Morris, and was created by Gayani

Ariyaratne.

This elephant, inspired by the work of Lothar Gotz, the artist who also decorated the outside of the Towner Gallery, is outside the Towner Gallery.

This elephant is halfway down South Street outside the Urban Ground coffee shop and sponsored by the Eagle pub opposite. It celebrates the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an American artist from Brooklyn, New York of Haitian-Puerto Rican parentage who was prominent in the Neo-Expressionism movement and whose Untitled is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold. It was created by Jenny Leonard.