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Barnes, Carroll,
Animal -- Tiger
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Reedley
Sculpture
(Bengal Tiger Mascot), (sculpture).
Artist:
Barnes
,
Carroll
,
1906-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
(Bengal Tiger Mascot), (sculpture).
Dates:
1959. Dedicated Feb. 19, 1959.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: redwood, painted; Base: reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x L. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. 8 in. x Diam. 18 in. (3 1/2 tons)
Inscription:
(On back, right side of self-base, in script:)
Carroll
Barnes
signed
Description:
A stalking Bengal tiger. The tiger's proper left paw is extended forward and its body is crouched low to the ground. The sculpture is carved from a single redwood log and is mounted on reinforced concrete pilings which rest on a concrete slab base.
Subject:
Animal -- Tiger
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Reedley
Sculpture
Owner:
Kings River Community College, 995 North Reed, Reedley, California 93654
Provenance:
Formerly located Reedley College, Reed Avenue, Reedley, California
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The sculpture was presented to the school as a student project of the freshman and sophomore classes in 1959. Cost of the sculpture was $2,000. Funds were raised by the students. The redwood for the sculpture was selected from the Hume Lake area forest. IAS files contain copy of related article from The Jungle Chant (Reedley College, Reedley, CA), Feb. 20, 1959.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Times Herald, Feb. 14, 1959, A10.
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 CA001676
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001676
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