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Papashvily, George,
Animal -- Raccoon
Animal -- Bear
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sculpture
Bears and Racoons, (sculpture).
Artist:
Papashvily, George, 1898-1978, sculptor.
Title:
Bears and Racoons, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965. Dedicated 1982.
Digital Reference:
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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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001775
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