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Lion Crushing a Serpent, (sculpture). Artist:  Barye, Antoine Louis, 1796-1875, sculptor. F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder. Title:  Lion Crushing a Serpent, (sculpture). Dates:  1832. Cast 1889-1891. Dedicated 1893. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 34 x 72 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. 92 in. x 47 in. Inscription:  (Sculpture, just below snake:) BARYE/1832/CH.G./F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur/Paris (Base, circular plaque:) PRESENTED 1893/FAIRMOUNT.PARK.ART.ASSOCIATION signed founder's mark appears Description:  A snarling lion crouches over a snake which he has pinned down under his proper right paw. The sculpture rests on a three-tiered oval base. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Located Rittenhouse Square, 19th & Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Remarks:  This piece, documented as cast sometime between 1889 and 1891 and may be the bronze cast that was exhibited at the Universal Exposition in 1889. The letters CH. G. in the inscription may be the initials of the artisan who cast the piece. The cover sheet on the SOS! survey notes that the current custodian of the sculpture is the Fairmount Park Commission and that conservation is handled by the Fairmount Park Art Association. Funding for this sculpture was raised through public subscription begun in 1885. References:  Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 30-35. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 195. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 35. 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 PA000020   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000020 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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