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    		• Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Westport
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Bears, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    The Bears, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1955.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On rear of sculpture base behind proper left foot of large bear:) Anna Hyatt Huntington 1955/Skanerig (On side of sculpture base, below proper left foot of large bear:) Roman Bronzeworks Inc. signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A group of three life-size bronze bears placed atop a truncated pyramid pedestal of rough cut unpolished grey granite blocks anchored together with white mortar. The largest bear, possibly a female, stands on its hind legs. Against each of her thighs, rests a cub - proper right cub is seated; proper left cub is standing. The cub at the proper right places its proper left paw on the chest of the other cub.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Westport
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Nature Center for Environmental Activities, Inc., 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, Connecticut 06880
    Provenance: 
    Donated by Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
    Remarks: 
    Donated by the artist.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000248
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