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Knight, Samuel H.,
Animal -- Other
Portrait male -- Knight, Samuel H.
Occupation -- Art
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Laramie
Sculpture
Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture).
Artist:
Knight, Samuel H., sculptor.
Title:
Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 11, 1964.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: pounded sheets of thin metal, probably copper; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 21 x 7 x 34 ft.; Base: approx. 13 in. x 8 ft. x 30 in.
Inscription:
Samuel H. Knight (On plaque on base:) Samuel H. Knight/THIS LIFE SIZE/RESTORATION IN METAL OF/TYRANNOSAURUS REX/WAS CREATED BY/SAMUEL H. KNIGHT/MEMBER OF THE/
UNIVERSITY
OF
WYOMING
FACULTY/FROM 1916 TO 1963/UNVEILED AND PRESENTED/TO
UNIVERSITY
ON/APRIL 11, 1964 signed
Description:
Life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex, standing on its rear legs, mouth open with large, pointed teeth. Its tail drags on the ground and is curled at the end. The base has a plaque with bust-length portrait relief of Samuel H. Knight.
Subject:
Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur
Portrait male -- Knight, Samuel H. -- Bust
Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture --
Wyoming
--
Laramie
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
University
of
Wyoming
,
Physical
Plant
, 15th & Lewis, P. O. Box 3227,
Laramie
,
Wyoming
82071
Located
University
of
Wyoming
, Geological Museum,
Laramie
,
Wyoming
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Wyoming
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 WY000043
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WY000043
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