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The Bremen Town Musicians, (sculpture). Artist:  Billig, Marcia, sculptor. Title:  The Bremen Town Musicians, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Copernicus, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Musicians: approx. 65 in. x 6 ft. x 28 in.; Base: approx. 7 1/2 in. x 2 ft. x 4 ft.; Copernicus: approx. 68 in. x 57 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 13 in. x W. 12 ft. Description:  "The Bremen Town Musicians" is a grouping of four animals on a low, rectangular base. A rooster, cat and dog stand, one on top of the other, on the back of a donkey. Full-length figure of Nicolaus Copernicus stands on a round base. The figure wears a long coat, hat, tunic, leggings and boots. He holds an armillary sphere in his upraised proper left hand, and a round instrument with a handle in his proper right hand. Subject:  Literature -- Grimm -- Bremen Town Musicians Animal -- Donkey Animal -- Dog Animal -- Cat Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Portrait male -- Copernicus, Nicolaus -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Gaithersburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Montgomery County Public Schools, Division of Construction, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Located Flower Hill Elementary School, 18425 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, Maryland References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 MD000525   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000525 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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