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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Gorum, Jerry,     Barbry, Earl, Jr.,     Barbry, Brent, II,     Day, Bill,     Bob Wilson Art Foundry,     Animal -- Reptile     Ethnic -- Indian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Marksville     Sculpture

Tunica Legends, (sculpture). Artist:  Gorum, Jerry, sculptor. Barbry, Earl, Jr., sculptor. Barbry, Brent, II, sculptor. Day, Bill, designer. Bob Wilson Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Tunica Legends, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Two Alligators, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Copyrighted 1994. Cast 1995. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Everdur bronze, painted; Base: concrete, painted. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each sculpture: approx. H. 14 1/2 in. x W. 30 1/2 in. x L. 11 1/2 ft.; Each base: approx. H. 32 1/2 in. x 33 1/4 in. x L. 11 ft. Inscription:  (Behind proper left back leg of red alligator, incised letters:) (on first row:) EARL/BARBRY/SR/TribAL/ChAirMAN (on second row:) (first scale:) (copyright symbol)/1994/JERRY/GORUM (second scale:) Brent/BArbry/I (third scale:) EARL/BARBRY/Jr. (on third row, second scale:) Bill/DAY (Behind proper left back leg of blue alligator, incised letters:) (on first row, third scale:) EARL/BARBRY/TribAl/ChAirMAN (on second row:) (first scale:) (copyright symbol)/1994/JERRY GORUM (second scale:) BRENT/BARBRY/II (third scale:) EARL/BARBRY/Jr. (on third row:) (second scale:) BILL/DAY signed Description:  Two alligators, one on either side of the entrance to a museum. The alligator on the proper right is painted blue, while the one on the left is painted red. Their heads are raised and their tails are curved slightly away from the entrance. Both alligators are highly detailed, with scales, ridges, and creases. Each alligator stretches out along the length of a rectangular concrete base. The bases are painted brown. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Alligator Ethnic -- Indian -- Tunica Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Marksville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, Office of Cultural and Historic Preservation, Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation, Marksville, Louisiana 71351 Located Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation Museum, Marksville, Louisiana Remarks:  Earl Barbry Sr., tribal chairman, provided funding approval. Bill Day was responsible for the concept and contract. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995. 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 LA000343   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000343 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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