Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture).

Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture).

Kearney, John, 1924-2014, sculptor.

Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture).

Rex, (sculpture).

Dinosaur, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1988.; Installed 1989.

Digital Reference:

Car bumpers on a concrete base.

Sculpture: approx. 18 x 7 x 26 ft.; Base: approx. 2 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. (2 tons).

A dinosaur, comprised of several different sized bits of car bumpers. It stands upright with its tail stretching behind. Its proper right hand/arm is raised up above the other and the head is turned slightly to the proper right.

Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- West Chicago

Crown Products, 1600 Powis Court, Dinosaur Park, West Chicago, Illinois 60185

Formerly located Chicago Academy of Sciences, Lincoln Park, Chicao, Illinois

IAS files contain a copy of a flyer advertising the sculpture in "Dinosaur Park" by John Kearney at Crown Products; and a copy of the Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1992, section 18, pg. 1, 7, which states that upon completion of the work in April 1989, the sculpture was placed for the summer at the Chicago Academy of Sciences in Lincoln Park.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.

Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1992, section 18, pg. 1, 7.

Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1992, section 18, pg. 7.

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