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Wrestling Bears, (sculpture). Artist:  Warneke, Heinz, 1895-1983, sculptor. Title:  Wrestling Bears, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Tumbling Bears, (sculpture). Playing Bears, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1935. Medium:  Sculpture: red granite or cast stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 36 in. x 43 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two bears intertwined with one bear lying with its back on the ground and the other bear on top of it. The bottom bear wraps its paws around the neck of the top bear while the top bear attempts to bite the neck of the bottom bear. The sculpture rests on a low hexagonal-shaped base. Subject:  Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20008 Remarks:  The sculpture was erected under the Public Works of Art Project. IAS files contain a National Zoological Park 1988 cataloging sheet which notes that the material is red granite, but the Goode publication identifies the media as cast stone. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 119. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.20. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, B-16. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.20 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 76008190   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008190 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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