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Giraffe, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitchell, Henry, 1915-1980, sculptor. Fondra Tristica, founder. Title:  Giraffe, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1955. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 82 x 72 x 96 in.; Each base: approx. H. 5 in. Inscription:  MITCHELL / FONDRA TRISTICA/BATTACUA/MILANO signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Hollow, life-sized giraffe with cut-out spaces where the brown patches would be on its fur. Its legs are spread and its neck is gracefully curved as the giraffe bends its head to the ground. Its head rests about six inches above the ground and is supported by a small piece of pipe which is attached to the ground. Each hoof rest atop a five inch high, cylindrical-shaped base which is only as wide as the hoof. (It appears that there may have been a very shallow pool of water at one time under the giraffe.) Subject:  Animal -- Giraffe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Recreation, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located May Myers Recreation Center, Oakland & Magee streets, playground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This piece was purchased by the City of Philadelphia through funds provided by the Redevelopment Authority One Percent Fine Arts Program and the Department of Recreation. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 304. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 304. 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 75009385   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009385 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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