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Allen, Tom, Jr.,
Mirick, Pearson, Ilvonen, Batchelor,
Landscape -- Africa
Animal -- Giraffe
Animal -- Rhinoceros
Animal -- Zebra
Animal -- Antelope
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Relief
Sculpture
African Plaque, (sculpture).
Artist:
Allen, Tom, Jr., 1927- , sculptor.
Mirick, Pearson, Ilvonen, Batchelor, architectural firm.
Title:
African Plaque, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Outline Map of Africa, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: plate brass and stainless steel; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. x 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft.
Description:
Map of the continent of Africa in brass, with stainless steel cut shapes of African plains animals leaping across it. The map is attached to a rock.
Subject:
Landscape
--
Africa
Animal
--
Giraffe
Animal
--
Rhinoceros
Animal
--
Zebra
Animal
--
Antelope
Animal
--
Bird
--
Ostrich
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Philadelphia
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue, African Plains I area, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Remarks:
Sculpture was initiated by the City of Philadelphia and the Zoological Gardens.
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 46200001
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