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    		• Arnold, William E.,
     
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    		• Animal -- Buffalo
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    American Bison, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Arnold, William E., sculptor.
    Title: 
    American Bison, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1989.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Barbed wire on a limestone base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 69 x 86 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. (17 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (Base front, metal plaque:) THE AMERICAN/BISON/SYMBOL OF INB FINANCIAL CORPORATION/WILLIAM E. ARNOLD/SCULPTOR/INB FINE ARTS COLLECTION/1989 unsigned
    Description: 
    A life-sized male bison constructed of barbed wire, densely-coiled and woven. The figure is facing north and stands on a rough limestone block base.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Buffalo
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 West Washington Street, Island near entrance, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located INB Financial Corporation, One Indiana Square, East side, 100 north block of Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana 46266
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was originally created in 1989 and installed outside the INB National Bank on Pennsylvania street, serving as the banks mascot. In 1993, the bison was relocated to the Indianpolis Zoo after NBD Bancorp in Detroit acquired the Indiana bank. IAS files contain related newspaper clipping from Indianpolis News, Nov. 22, 1993.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Indianpolis News, Nov. 22, 1993.
    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 IN000152
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