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    		• Aarnos, Seppo,
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    TCU Horned Frog, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Aarnos, Seppo, 1937-2016, sculptor.
    Title: 
    TCU Horned Frog, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    TCU Horned Toad, (sculpture).
    Texas Christian University Horned Toad, (sculpture).
    Texas Christian University Horned Frog, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    August 1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper left rear leg:) Seppo. (On base near ground:) 8/84 Seppo Aarnos (copyright symbol) signed
    Description: 
    Stylized figure of horned toad, body covered with short spikes. Head is raised and turned slightly to proper left. Toad rests on irregular shaped pedestal base.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Texas Christian University, Chancellor's Office, 2800 South University Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76109
    Remarks: 
    Horned toad is mascot of Texas Christian University. Nearby plaque reads: PROVIDED BY/1984/HOUSE OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES/TO PROMOTE SPIRIT AND TRADITION/ARTIST - SEPPO AARNOS.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth 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 TX000138
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