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Massa, (sculpture). Artist:  Berg, Eric, 1945-2020, sculptor. Title:  Massa, (sculpture). Dates:  1980. Dedicated Dec. 30, 1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Statue: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 41 x 29 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 35 x 35 in. Inscription:  (Sculpture, left back leg:) Eric Berg 1980 (Base, front plaque:) Massa by Eric Berg/ Dedicated to Kit, Jon and All Children/ Presented by Mr. and Mrs. C. Stuart Brown/ on the Occasion of Massa's 50th Birthday 12-30-80 signed Description:  Portrait of the silverback gorilla named Massa seated with its legs bent at the knees and tucked up under him. His bent proper right arm rests on his proper right knee and his proper left arm reached out straight in front of him. Subject:  Animal -- Ape Animal -- Portrait -- Messa Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, World of Primates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Remarks:  Messa was a gorilla who lived to be 54 and spent 50 of those years at the zoo. References:  Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 46200005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 46200005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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