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Lions, (sculpture). Artist:  Composite Iron Works Company, founder. Title:  Lions, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Reclining Lions, (sculpture). Dates:  1881. Medium:  Sculptures: cast iron, painted; Pedestals: painted cast iron; Bases: brick. Dimensions:  2 sculptures. Each sculpture: approx. 20 x 20 x 54 in.; Each iron pedestal: approx. 26 x 20 x 44 in.; Each brick base: approx. 7 x 22 x 46 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On an oval plaque in the center of each base:) COMPOSITE/IRON/WORKS. CO./N.Y. Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two identical reclining male lions are installed flanking the front entrance to Koester House. The lions face each other, front paws stretched out and hanging over the base slightly. Each lion is mounted on a long, rectangular iron pedestal. The lions are cast iron and are painted gold; the pedestals are painted green. The pedestals sit on low brick platforms. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Marysville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Koester Foundation, 400 North 8th, Marysville, Kansas 66508 Located Koester House, 906 Elm Street, Marysville, Kansas Remarks:  These two sculptures and others were purchased in 1881 from the Composite Iron Works Company by Marysville banker Charles F. Koester for his family home, where he developed a formal garden and an outdoor sculpture collection. The Koester House was listed on the National Historic Register in 1975. IAS files contain related article from Kansas (No. 1, 1985): pg. 5-6. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. SOS Assessment Award, 1997. 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 KS000606   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000606 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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