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Stratton-Porter, Gene,
Bates,
Bedford Stone Company,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rome City
Gate
Sculpture
(Owls on Entrance Gates), (sculpture).
Artist:
Stratton-Porter, Gene, designer.
Bates, assistant.
Bedford Stone Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Owls on Entrance Gates), (sculpture).
Dates:
Fall 1918.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Owls: limestone; Pillars: pudding stone.
Dimensions:
2 owls. Each owl: approx. 3 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Each pillar: 9 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Entrance gates with two great-horned owls, each mounted on a pillar of "puddin' stone."
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Owl
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rome City
Gate
Sculpture
Owner:
Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Box 639, Entrance gates, Rome City, Indiana 46784
Remarks:
Owls were fabricated by the Bedford Stone Company of Bedford, Indiana. Pillars were constructed by the artist and her masonry man, Mr. Bates.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000664
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000664
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