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Bright, Barney,
Animal -- Bird
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Sculpture
The Rooster, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Bright, Barney, 1927- , sculptor.
Title:
The Rooster, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Cock, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1963.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze welding rods and copper tubing; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 37 x 12 x 26 in.; Base: approx. H. 78 in. x W. 10 in. (20 lbs.).
Description:
Stylized representation of a rooster.
Subject:
Animal
--
Bird
--
Chicken
Religion
--
New Testament
--
Mark
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Kentucky
--
Louisville
Sculpture
Owner:
Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Adjacent to the chapel,
Louisville
,
Kentucky
40205
Remarks:
The
sculpture
is a Biblical reference to Christ's statement to Peter, "Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times," Mark 14:30. It was dedicated in 1969 and was a gift to the Seminary from the landscape architect Campbell Miller, who designed the new seminary campus. The
sculpture
has been stolen several times. IAS files contain related articles from
Louisville
Courier-Journal, May 25, 1977 and Sept. 2, 1977; and
Louisville
Magazine, June 1985. For further information see
Louisville
Magazine, June 20, 1968, pg. 28.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Kentucky
survey, 1994.
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Louisville
Magazine, June 1985.
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 75005354
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75005354
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