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    		• Papashvily, George,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Playing Bears, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Papashvily, George, 1898-1978, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Playing Bears, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1970. Dedicated 1982.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: black granite; Base: red brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 25 x 32 x 7 in.; Base: approx. 20 x 52 x 26 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on wall beneath sculpture:) George Papashvily/Playing Bears Black Granite unsigned
    Description: 
    Free form piece of granite with three dimensional and relief carvings of two bears rolling on the backs. The sculpture is placed atop brick plaza wall.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    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: 
    Further information on the sculpture is available from City of Reading, Bureau of Development, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601.
    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 PA001756
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