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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Allen, Tom, Jr.,     Mirick, Pearson, Ilvonen, Batchelor,     Landscape -- Africa     Animal -- Giraffe     Animal -- Rhinoceros     Animal -- Zebra     Animal -- Antelope     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Relief     Sculpture

African Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Allen, Tom, Jr., 1927- , sculptor. Mirick, Pearson, Ilvonen, Batchelor, architectural firm. Title:  African Plaque, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Outline Map of Africa, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: plate brass and stainless steel; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. x 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. Description:  Map of the continent of Africa in brass, with stainless steel cut shapes of African plains animals leaping across it. The map is attached to a rock. Subject:  Landscape -- Africa Animal -- Giraffe Animal -- Rhinoceros Animal -- Zebra Animal -- Antelope Animal -- Bird -- Ostrich Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Relief Sculpture Owner:  Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, African Plains I area, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Remarks:  Sculpture was initiated by the City of Philadelphia and the Zoological Gardens. References:  Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. 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 46200001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 46200001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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