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Lockhart, Robert,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
Monument to Extinction, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lockhart
,
Robert
,
1941-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Monument to Extinction, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Dedicated May 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Terra cotta tiles.
Dimensions:
Each: approx. 16 x 12 x 2 in.
Inscription:
lockhart
signed
Description:
45 stylized reddish-brown, blue, and yellow plaques of extinct or near extinct animals, including the dodo bird, the American passenger pigeon, and the Japanese ibis attached to the wall of a building.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Dodo
Animal -- Bird -- Ibis
Animal -- Bird -- Pigeon
Animal -- Reptile
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
Owner:
Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way, On the Metazoo Education Building, Louisville, Kentucky 40213
Remarks:
The Monument was financed by private donors, including friends and relatives of Jerry Kirkham, who was a volunteer instructor at the zoo. Nearby plaque reads: The Monument to Extinction/Is sponsored by friends and/relatives of Jerry Kirkham,/Art patrons Mrs. George Norton,/Charles and Marian Weisberg/and the Altrusa Club of/Louisville. IAS files contain a related article from the Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), May 7, 1987, B1, B3.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), May 7, 1987, B1,B3.
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 KY000123
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000123
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