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Tacca, Pietro,
Butter, Ann,
A. Ottavino Corporation,
Levine & Blumberg,
Animal -- Pig
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Wild Boar, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tacca, Pietro, 1577-1640, sculptor. (copy after)
Butter, Ann, architect.
A. Ottavino Corporation, fabricator.
Levine & Blumberg, architectural firm.
Title:
Wild Boar, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Porcellino, (sculpture).
Dates:
Modeled 1634. Cast before 1970. Installed Spring 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 49 x 68 x 75 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 72 x 81 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On left side of base:) TACCA signed
Description:
A realistically modeled sculpture of a wild boar. At the base are plants and animals including frogs, field mice, crabs, lizards, and a snake eating a mouse.
Subject:
Animal -- Pig
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located 57th Street at Sutton Place, New York, New York
Remarks:
This piece is a replica of the bronze sculpture created in 1634 by Renaissance sculptor Pietro Tacca which adorns a fountain in the Mercato Nuovo in Florence, Italy. Tacca's boar sculpture was modeled after an antique marble boar known as "Porcellino" in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Tacca designed a different bottom part though, one which was covered with plants and animals. According to Tacca's biographer, the sculptor was very precise and even studied a recently killed boar to make sure every detail was accurate. The sculpture was a gift of Hugh Trumbull Adams through Salute to the Seasons Fund for a Better New York. A. Ottavino Corporation created the granite base. Ann Butter is the architect at Levine and Blumberg.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 130.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey,1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 130.
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 87870119
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Inventory of American Sculpture
87870119
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