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Jones, Dexter,
Paul King Foundry,
Animal -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Haddy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jones, Dexter, 1926-1986, sculptor.
Paul
King
Foundry
,
founder
.
Title:
Haddy, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Hadrosaur, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1970. Dedicated 1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite, natural rock.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 51 in. x 4 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Base, plaque:) HADROSAUR/DEXTER JONES/DEDICATED JULY 27, 1971 (Sculpture, on tail:) Dexter Jones 1970 signed
Description:
A one-third scale replica of a duck-billed dinosaur standing on its hind legs. It has a long tail and small short arms.
Subject:
Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, Reptile House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Provenance:
Acquired July 1971.
Remarks:
This piece represents the first dinosaur found in North America by Joseph Leidy at Haddonfield, NJ, in 1958.
References:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 334.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 334.
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 75009343
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009343
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