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Honey Bear, (sculpture). Artist:  Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872-1944, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Honey Bear, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dancing Bear, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1935. Installed 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 28 in. W. 26 in. Diam. 30 in. Inscription:  (On base of sculpture, right side:) F.G.R. Roth signed Description:  A bear is standing upright on his hind legs as if dancing. The bear's tongue is sticking out as he looks to the proper right. Water sprays from the mouths of five frogs positioned in the foliage around the base. Subject:  Animal -- Bear Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Central Park Zoo, North side of cafeteria near Fifth Avenue and 64th Street, New York, New York Remarks:  This piece was purchased with Temporary Emergency Relief Administration funds. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 199. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 199. Related Works:  Companion to: 76002481. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76003480   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003480 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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