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Stiff, Cecil,
Animal -- Bird
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Jackson
Sculpture
(Eagle), (sculpture).
Artist:
Stiff
,
Cecil
,
sculptor
. (
possibly
by)
Title:
(Eagle), (sculpture).
Dates:
1927.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, painted brown, white and gold, and glass.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 16 x 36 x 34 in.; Base: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 27 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Eagle with wings spread, prepared to take flight. Concrete eagle has glass eyes and is mounted on a rock-like base.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Jackson
Sculpture
Owner:
Redwood Court, 1434 Terry Road, Jackson, Mississippi 39204
Remarks:
The sculpture, one of several animals at the site, may have been done by a local black folk artist
Cecil
Stiff
; or, per a former Redwood Inn owner, by a German artist for the zoo, although it was never placed there.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MS000097
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000097
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