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Mitchell, Henry,
Animal -- Hippopotamus
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Hippo Mother and Baby, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mitchell, Henry, 1915-1980, sculptor.
Title:
Hippo Mother and Baby, (sculpture).
Dates:
1955. Dedicated May 5, 1957.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculptures: bronze.
Dimensions:
2 pieces. Mother: approx. 28 1/2 x 37 x 70 1/2 in.; Baby: approx. 13 1/2 x 10 x 29 in.
Description:
Mother hippo and her baby stand next to each other. The mother looks up and opens her mouth slightly.
Subject:
Animal -- Hippopotamus
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, Children's Zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Remarks:
A nearby plaque reads: "Hippo Mother and Baby/Henry Mitchell 1955/Dedicated May 5, 1957"
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 304.
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. 304.
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 75009337
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