If you frequent Bristol’s Main Street, you’re probably familiar with the giant wooden deer outside the downtown gallery, Art on Main. Well, the gallery held a “Name the Deer” challenge recently and… we have a winner!

Congratulations to Tyler Day of Middlebury!

He has aptly named the deer “Leonardo Deer Vinci”

“We love the name! We will call him Leo for short!” says Art on Main on their website.

Day had many clever suggestions for the deer including “Salvadeer Dali, Rembrandtler, Stagson Pollack and Bambi Warhol.” 

Day said he was inspired for his art-related ideas for the Deer Name because, being a Dad of two elementary school boys, he likes to be “punny.”

Art on Main had almost 100 names submitted to the contest. Some other great suggestions were “Deer John, Cliff, The Main Deer, Arturo (Art for short), Art I. Deer, Bruce Bucky, Buck-A-Roo, Arty, Spike and Deerleaper.”

“Many thanks to all who took part,” thanked the gallery. “This was fun! Be sure to come by to say hi to ‘Leo’ in 2024!”