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Berg, Eric,
Animal -- Pig
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
African Warthog, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berg, Eric, 1945-2020, sculptor.
Title:
African Warthog, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
African Wart Hog, (sculpture).
Phacochoerus Aethiopicus, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1975. Dedicated 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 31 x 41 x 25 in.; Base: approx. 2 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. (400 lbs.)
Inscription:
(Base, right front:) ERIC BERG 1975 signed
Description:
Life-size bronze warthog standing with its head turned around over its proper left shoulder. Its tail hangs down and its tusks are curved inward.
Subject:
Animal -- Pig
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, African Plains II area, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Remarks:
Acquired through Philadelphia's Percent for Art Program.
References:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 46200003
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