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Tigers at Clio/Whig Hall, (sculpture). Artist:  Moore, Bruce, 1905-1980, sculptor. Metrasant, Luigi Tommasi, founder. Title:  Tigers at Clio/Whig Hall, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1968. Copyrighted 1968. Installed Sept. 1969. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  2 units. Each sculpture: approx. 53 x 22 x 110 1/2 in.; Each base: approx. 17 x 35 x 120 in. Inscription:  Bruce Moore Luigi Tommasi Metrasant signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Male and female tigers one-third larger than life-size cast in bronze. The tigers are in a crouching position with one front leg forward. The mouths are open and teeth bared. Each tiger stands on an individual granite block base. Subject:  Animal -- Tiger Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 Located Princeton University, Clio/Whig Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift to the university from Hugh Trumbull Adams in memory of his family. The sculpture was cast in Italy. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from university brochure "The Tigers at Princeton University", 1992, pg. 7. IAS files contain copies of related articles from The Daily Princetonian, June 2, 1965 and The Princeton Packet, Sept. 24, 1969. IAS files contain copy of related university press release, Sept. 22, 1969. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Princeton Packet (Princeton, NJ), Sept. 24, 1969. 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 NJ000544   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000544 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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