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Bonner, Celou,
Hammerman Foundry,
Portrait male -- Whittingham, Charles
Occupation -- Sport
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Charles Whittingham with His Dog Toby. (sculpture).
Artist:
Bonner, Celou, sculptor.
Hammerman Foundry, founder.
Title:
Charles Whittingham with His Dog Toby. (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculptures: bronze; Bases: light orange marble and grey marble.
Dimensions:
2 sculptures. (Portrait bust: approx. 18 x 15 x 11 in.); (Base: approx. 56 x 29 x 19 in.; Dog: approx. 29 x 13 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 16 x 24 x 21 in.).
Inscription:
Celou (copyright symbol) 1/1 HAMMERMAN 1990 (Proper right side of base:) 1990 (copyright symbol) 1/1 (mark) (Proper right back of base: founder's mark) (Plaque on upper front of bust base:) C. WHITTINGHAM/(text follows) (Plaque on lower front of bust base: text) CHARLES WHITTINGHAM/WITH HIS DOG TOBY/A SALUTE TO THE/ALL-TIME LEADING TRAINER/AT SANTA ANITA PARK/963 TOTAL VICTORIES/254 STAKE VICTORIES/AS OF DECEMBER signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A two-piece sculpture with a bust of trainer Charles Whittingham and a statue of his dog Toby looking up at him, each set on separate bases. The bust has a "rust red" finish and is mounted upon a rectangular base with an upper pedestal of mottled marble. The statue of Toby is set to Whittingham's proper left. Toby sits on his haunches with his tail wrapped over his proper right hind foot, and wears a collar with "255" on the tag on the front. The dog has a dark grey finish and is mounted upon a square base with an upper section of mottled marble.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Whittingham, Charles -- Bust
Occupation -- Sport -- Trainer
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait -- Toby
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Owner:
Santa Anita Park, 285 West Huntington Drive, P. O. Box 808, Paddock Gardens, Arcadia, California 91066
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates Charles Whittingham, the all-time leading trainer at Santa Anita Park, and his dog Toby. It was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Bonner. Toby died in 1994.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001473
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001473
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