Meet 'Magic Grasshopper,' the massive pink carriage sculpture that just popped up on Beach Drive

Bob Carskadon, ilovetheburg, March 26, 2026

Beach Drive’s beloved kapok tree has some new competition for the most popular photo op on the block. The Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg (225 Beach Drive NE) today unveiled ‘Magic Grasshopper’ on its front lawn, a 30-foot-long, pastry-pink sculpture of a horse-drawn carriage created by Chicago artist Yvette Mayorga.

 

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