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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Beyer, Richard,     Figure group -- Male & Child     Animal -- Ape     Animal -- Wolf     Animal -- Lion     Homage -- Swigert, Charles Frederic, Jr.     Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland     Fountain     Sculpture

The Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Beyer, Richard, 1925-2012, sculptor. Title:  The Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1983. Dedicated Aug. 1, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone and bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 x 20 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque:) THE/CHARLES FREDERIC SWIGERT, JR./MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN/GIVEN BY CHRISTINE SWIGERT/IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND./BESIDE THE WATER/LIFE AND THE WORLD CAN BE FOUND/I THINK OF A FRIEND/SCULPTURE BY RICH BEYER/DEDICATED ON AUGUST 1, 1983 Description:  Group including a man, female child and several animals are seated on a wall which is part of a fountain. The man is seated and talking to the child who stands. Behind him stands a monkey. A lion lays at his feet, and two wolves stand to the side. A wolf cub sits in front of the man. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Animal -- Ape Animal -- Wolf Animal -- Lion Homage -- Swigert, Charles Frederic, Jr. Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Metro Washington Park Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Sculpture Garden, Portland, Oregon 97221 Remarks:  Gift of Christine Swigert in memory of her husband, Charles Frederic Swigert, Jr. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon 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 OR000216   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000216 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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