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Williams, Wheeler,
Carpenter, Duane,
Roman Bronze Works,
Animal -- Lion
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Harry Evans Minty Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Williams, Wheeler, 1897-1972, sculptor.
Carpenter, Duane, designer.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Harry Evans Minty Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965. Copyrighted 1965. Dedicated Oct. 19, 1974. Relocated after Jan. 1977.
Medium:
Lion: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Lion: approx. 19 x 18 x 17 in.; Base: approx. H. 40 in. Diam. 60 in.
Inscription:
Wheeler Williams 1965 Roman Bronze Works Inc (On plaque on base:) HARRY/EVANS/MINTY/MEMORIAL/FOUNTAIN signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bronze lion cub on a circular concrete base which is a drinking fountain.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
Located Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Great Cat Walk Exhibit, Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance:
Formerly located Kansas City Zoo, North of the African Veldt, Kansas City, Missouri
Remarks:
Presented by Mrs. F. Forsha Russell, daughter of Harry Evans Minty, Park Board Commissioner from 1942-1948. Originally located north of the African Veldt, the fountain was relocated and the base was redesigned after January, 1977.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 40.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 40.
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 87570006
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