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River Horse, (sculpture). Artist:  Bright, Barney, 1927- , sculptor. Hamilton, Ed, assistant. Bright Foundry, founder. Title:  River Horse, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Fountain: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 21 ft.; Sculpture: approx. 16 x 6 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On tail:) B Bright assisted by E Hamilton signed Description:  A fantasy fountain horse with wings and a fish's tail. Water comes out of the horse's mouth. Subject:  Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Louisville, Louisville Development Authority, 600 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Located Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Chestnut Street near 6th Street, Louisville, Kentucky Provenance:  Formerly located Federal Plaza, Chestnut near 6th Street, Louisville, Kentucky Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned in 1973 by the City of Louisville for what was then Federal Plaza, now Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Nearby plaque reads: RIVER HORSE/BY BARNEY BRIGHT/GIFT OF/MR AND MRS BARRY BINGHAM, SR. According to the artist, the piece is a symbol of Louisville's growth and spirited renaissance. IAS files contain copy of Conservation Assessment dated Nov. 6, 1990, from Venus Bronze Works (Detroit, MI). IAS files contain clipping from Louisville Courier-Journal, Aug. 10, 1975; and article from Louisville Magazine, June 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, KY0044, 1989. Altrusa Club of Louisville, "Cut, Cast, Carved," Louisville, KY: Chamber of Commerce, 1974. Illustration:  Image on file. Louisville Courier-Journal, Aug. 10, 1975. 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 75005386   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75005386 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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