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Earley, John Joseph,
Harris, Albert,
Clark, Edwin H.,
Architecture -- Detail
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Amphibian
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Reptile
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Entrance Portico, (sculpture).
Artist:
Earley, John Joseph, 1881-1945, sculptor.
Harris
,
Albert
,
architect
.
Clark, Edwin H.,
architect
.
Title:
Entrance Portico, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Reptile House Portal, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed 1929. Dedicated Feb. 27, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Portico: concrete mosaic, Tennessee Verdella marble, rojo Alicante; Doors: wood; Door handles: brass.
Dimensions:
Portico: approx. H. 25-40 ft.
Description:
Arched stone entrance to Reptile House features elaborately carved capitals and columns resting on turtles and surmounted by gargoyle-like frogs. Above each frog is a giant lizard. A narrow, semi-circular frieze consisting of thirteen small reptile relief panels frames the outer section of the portico (IAS 08700019). Beyond the columns, in the inner section of the portico, there are three mosaic-tiled arches. Beyond the arches, there are two wooden doors carved with reptile relief panels. The doors are adorned with brass door handles formed by entwined snakes. Just above the doors, there is a semi-circular mosaic of a dinosaur (IAS 08700023).
Subject:
Architecture -- Detail -- Column
Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard
Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Reptile House, entrance portico, Washington, District of Columbia 20008
Remarks:
Albert
Harris
and Edwin Clark were the architects of the Reptile House. Like many of the National Zoological Park's sculptures acquired under the Public Works of Art Project, these portal sculptures were created by Federal Works Administration Programs artist John Joseph Earley. IAS files contain an unidentified article discussing the zoo sculpture and the Public Works of Art Project; an unidentified typed description from the dedication, and a National Zoological Park 1988 cataloging sheet.
References:
Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, B-14.
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-14.
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 08700020
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
08700020
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