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Salerno, Gino,
Literature -- Perrault
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Big
Bad
Wolf
in Grandma's Gown, (sculpture).
Artist:
Salerno, Gino, 1962- , sculptor.
Title:
Big
Bad
Wolf
in Grandma's Gown, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: wood, carved and painted; Base: wood.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 53 in. x Circum. 56 in.; Base: approx. Circum. 88 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
The
wolf
from the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" stands upright on its hind legs, wearing a long-sleeved pink gown with polka-dots with a bow at the collar. From an opening in the back of the gown, the
wolf
's tail comes out and is carried against the back, straight up, curving back at neck level. The
wolf
has a protruding red tongue, white teeth, and apple-green eyes with black pupils behind thick, black-rimmed glasses. The head and neck are dark brown. The sculpture is carved from a tree trunk.
Subject:
Literature
--
Perrault
--
Little Red Riding Hood
Literature
--
Character
--
Big
Bad
Wolf
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Kansas
--
Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Riverside Park, East & south of intersection of 900 block of West Murdock & 800 block of North Nims, Wichita, Kansas
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita 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 KS000378
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000378
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