Swaps, (sculpture).

Swaps, (sculpture).

Stewart, Albert, 1900-1965, sculptor.

Sheets, Millard Owen, 1907-1989, designer.

Swaps, (sculpture).

Shoemaker Up, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: travertine.

Sculpture: approx. 77 in. x 11 1/2 ft. x 29 in.; Base: approx. 98 in. x 20 ft. x 28 in.

(On upper left corner of base:) SWAPS/SHOEMAKER UP (On rear of base, on cup:) HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP/(List of Hollywood Gold Cup winners since 1938) unsigned

A portrait of race horse, Swaps, shown in full stride in proper right profile with jockey aboard. The sculpture is suspended above the ground against a travertine-clad wall. The back of the wall is decorated with the Hollywood Gold Cup in relief.

Animal -- Portrait -- Swaps

Animal -- Horse

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Equestrian

Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Inglewood

Hollywood Park Racetrack, 1050 South Prairie Avenue, Clubhouse Gardens, Inglewood, California 90301

The sculpture honors Swaps, an award-winning racehorse. Millard Sheets designed the sculpture and its setting. Albert Stewart created the bronze sculpture. IAS files contain a transcription of Hollywood Gold Cup award winners listed on rear of base. IAS files contain a related press release dated July 19, 1968.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.

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