Mama Mimi — Thomas Dambo

💡 5 things to know

1. Troll number 80Jackson Hole Public Art called her “the eightieth addition” to Dambo’s family of trolls around the world; the News&Guide and Buckrail also count her as his 80th. Dambo’s own work page credits the commission to Jackson Hole Public Art. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 · Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 · Thomas Dambo: Mama Mimi Checked
2. One leg to a little islandShe looks out over the pond with one leg resting on a small island, so visitors can walk across her. Jackson Hole Public Art’s director Carrie Geraci told Cowboy State Daily that Dambo “loved the teeny little island” where he pictured her foot. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Cowboy State Daily, 22 Nov 2023 Checked
3. Built from what was at handAccording to the News&Guide, her face and feet were made in Dambo’s workshop in Denmark and the rest was built on site: leftover pallets from a local beverage company, hair of driftwood roots found on the banks of the Snake River, and a stone necklace from the river. Dambo’s crew worked with youth from the Red Top Meadows program and local carpenters. Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 · Cowboy State Daily, 22 Nov 2023 Reported
4. Why “Mama”The News&Guide reported that Dambo named her Mama Mimi for her motherly guidance, and because Mimi is a “good, strong” Scandinavian name. Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 Reported
5. Meant to be temporaryIn 2021 Jackson Hole Public Art said she would stay three to five years, and in 2023 Cowboy State Daily reported that she would be removed before the end of 2026. In June 2026 the organisation’s director told Buckrail she will stay as long as she is safe and sturdy. We lean to the newest statement, from the organisation that maintains her. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 · Cowboy State Daily, 22 Nov 2023 · Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Conflicting

📍 Where it is

🗓️ Sightings

1. 20212 Jun

   News&Guide: newly built

2. 202115 Jul

   Jackson Hole Public Art press release

3. 202322 Nov

   Cowboy State Daily feature

4. 202623 Jun

   Fifth birthday, Buckrail

Every stamp links to its source. The amber stamps are announcements and features: Jackson Hole Public Art’s press release of 15 July 2021 and Cowboy State Daily’s feature of 22 November 2023. The green stamps are dated news reports with photos of her in place: the Jackson Hole News&Guide on 2 June 2021, just after she was built, and Buckrail on 23 June 2026, for her fifth birthday.

📰 On the record

✅ The facts

Title

Mama Mimi. Jackson Hole Public Art: Mama Mimi · Thomas Dambo: Mama Mimi · TrollMap: Mama Mimi Checked

Artist

Thomas Dambo, Danish artist and recycling activist. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Thomas Dambo: Mama Mimi Checked

Year

2021. Jackson Hole Public Art: Mama Mimi · Thomas Dambo: Mama Mimi Checked

Built

Spring 2021: Cowboy State Daily says she “took form in May 2021”, the News&Guide described her as finished on 2 June 2021, and Buckrail says she was completed in June 2021. We lean to late May or early June 2021, since the 2 June article already shows her built. Cowboy State Daily, 22 Nov 2023 · Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 · Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Conflicting

Produced by

Jackson Hole Public Art, which Dambo’s page names as the commissioner; hosted by the Jackson Hole Land Trust at R Park. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Thomas Dambo: Mama Mimi Checked

Materials

Recycled wood, steel, driftwood. Jackson Hole Public Art: Mama Mimi Checked

Funding

Roughly $50,000 raised by “an army of #Trollbackers”, plus another $50,000 from private donors, according to the News&Guide; Jackson Hole Public Art raised the money. Jackson Hole News&Guide, 2 Jun 2021 · Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Reported

Place

On the bank of the pond in Rendezvous Park (R Park), Wilson, Wyoming; TrollMap gives 4280 River Springs Dr, Wilson, WY 83014, and the point 43.50242, -110.84163, which falls on the pond’s edge inside the park outline. Jackson Hole Public Art: Mama Mimi · TrollMap: Mama Mimi · OpenStreetMap: Rendezvous Park Checked

Upkeep

Jackson Hole Public Art maintains her every year with the Land Trust’s permission; a cleaning and a coating were planned for fall 2026. Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Reported

Planned stay

Three to five years (Jackson Hole Public Art, 2021); removal before the end of 2026 (Cowboy State Daily, 2023); as long as she is safe and sturdy (the organisation’s director to Buckrail, June 2026). We lean to the newest statement. Jackson Hole Public Art press release, 15 Jul 2021 · Cowboy State Daily, 22 Nov 2023 · Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Conflicting

Status

Seen in June 2026: Buckrail marked her fifth birthday at R Park on 23 June 2026, with Buckrail’s own photos of her by the pond. Buckrail, 23 Jun 2026 Reported

Our photo

By Jan Blattmann, as credited in the Street Art Utopia post. Street Art Utopia post Checked

🔗 Related

• Only in America (11 Photos vol. 3): the SAU collection with Mama Mimi and other American roadside giants and public art
• 10 Giant Trolls Hiding in Forests, Lakes and Ruins: Mama Mimi among nine more of Dambo’s trolls on Street Art Utopia
• Marvin by Thomas Dambo, Clinton, Iowa, USA: another Artwork File on a Thomas Dambo troll in the United States
• Rose Wonders — Thomas Dambo, Woodside: another Artwork File on a Thomas Dambo troll

All sources (10)

Official

• Jackson Hole Public Art: “Mama Mimi”. Title, artist, location (Rendezvous Park, Wilson, Wyoming), year 2021, medium: recycled wood, steel, driftwood.
• Jackson Hole Public Art: “Press Release: Welcome Mama Mimi To R Park!”, 15 July 2021. Produced by JH Public Art, hosted by the Jackson Hole Land Trust; the eightieth troll; one leg on a small island; to stay 3–5 years.
• Thomas Dambo: “Mama Mimi”, the artist’s work page. Rendezvous Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, 2021; commissioned by Jackson Hole Public Art.
• TrollMap: “Mama Mimi”, Thomas Dambo’s troll map. Troll number 80; 4280 River Springs Dr, Wilson, WY 83014; map point 43.50242, -110.84163.

Press

• Jackson Hole News&Guide: “Shrouded in cottonwoods, Thomas Dambo’s troll comes to life”, 2 June 2021. The 80th piece; how she was built and from what; the name; roughly $100,000 in funding.
• Cowboy State Daily: “What’s With That Giant Wooden Troll Hiding In The Woods In Jackson?”, 22 November 2023. The site, the island, the local build team; planned removal before the end of 2026.
• Buckrail: “Troll like a local: R Park’s Mama Mimi turns 5”, 23 June 2026. Fifth birthday; completed June 2021; annual maintenance; stays as long as safe and sturdy.

Records

• OpenStreetMap: Rendezvous Park. Park outline in Wilson, Teton County, Wyoming.

Street Art Utopia

• Street Art Utopia: “Only in America (11 Photos vol. 3)”, October 2026. The SAU post with this photo, by Jan Blattmann.
• Street Art Utopia: “10 Giant Trolls Hiding in Forests, Lakes and Ruins”, June 2025. Mama Mimi among ten Dambo trolls.

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