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    Bears and Racoons, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Papashvily, George, 1898-1978, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Bears and Racoons, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1965. Dedicated 1982.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: red brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 21 x 48 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 52 x 24 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Steel plaque on wall beneath sculpture:) George Papashvily/Bears and Racoons 1965 Granite unsigned
    Description: 
    Free form piece of granite with relief carvings of two racoons, face-to-face, with small polar bear on front, and two polar bears, one standing, one on its back, touching noses on the reverse side. The sculpture sits on a red brick wall.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Raccoon
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by CNA Insurance Co., 401 Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
    Located CNA Plaza, 420 Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    Additional information on the sculpture is on file with the City of Reading, Bureau of Development, City Hall, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601-3690.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001775
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