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    		• Weems, Katharine Lane,
     
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    		• George K. L. Loeser Company,
     
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    		• Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott,
     
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    		• Animal -- Antelope
     
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    		• Animal -- Hippopotamus
     
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    		• Animal -- Leopard
     
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    		• Animal -- Deer
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
     
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    Animal Frieze, Facade, Harvard Biological Sciences Building, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989, sculptor.
    Hegeman Harris Company, contractor.
    George K. L. Loeser Company, carver.
    Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Animal Frieze, Facade, Harvard Biological Sciences Building, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Friezes: Buffalo, Elephant, Tiger and Pelican, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1931-1932. Dedicated 1937.
    Medium: 
    Brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Elephant frieze: approx. 10 ft. 5 in. x 100 ft. x 2 1/2 in.; Other friezes: approx. 6 ft. 1/4 in. x 5 ft. 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (South wall, beside bison:) K. LANE. (Beside Rhinos:) (copyright symbol and artist's mark) signed
    Description: 
    A hand-carved animal frieze is located above the upper tier of windows on the interior courtyard walls of Harvard's Biological Laboratories. The animal carvings, made with 2 1/2 inch deep V-shaped cuts, represent four zoogeographic regions of the world.
    On the center section, the Ethiopian region (southern Africa) is represented by a grouping of seventeen African elephants. The elephants are flanked on the left by carvings of the: sable antelope, kudu, gorilla, lion, biesa oryx and gnu; and flanked on the right by carvings of the: zebra, black rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, African ostrich, hippopotamus, and eland.
    On the south wing, the Indo-Asiatic region is represented by carvings of the: arcal, kiang, Asiatic wapiti, Indian leopard, nilgai, Prejvalsky horse, axis deer, and a group of tigers.
    On the north wing, the Neotropical region (South America) is represented by carvings of the: boa constrictor, giant tortoise, tapir, giant anteater, iguana, jaguar, maned wolf, and guanaco.
    On the south wing, the Holarctic region (northern temperate zone and arctic zones) is represented by carvings of the: polar bear, Himalayan ibex, timber wolf, puma, Rocky mountain goat, Marco Polo sheep, sea lion, and a group of buffalo. At the Divinity Avenue end of the building is a group of Pelicans in flight.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Elephant
    Animal -- Tiger
    Animal -- Buffalo
    Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
    Animal -- Antelope
    Animal -- Ape
    Animal -- Lion
    Animal -- Zebra
    Animal -- Rhinoceros
    Animal -- Bird -- Ostrich
    Animal -- Hippopotamus
    Animal -- Leopard
    Animal -- Horse
    Animal -- Deer
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
    Animal -- Anteater
    Animal -- Jaguar
    Animal -- Wolf
    Animal -- Bear
    Animal -- Sheep
    Animal -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
    Mural
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Harvard University, Biological Sciences Department, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
    Located Harvard University, Biological Laboratories, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
    Remarks: 
    The idea for the frieze was that of the architectural firm of Shepley, Coolidge, Bulfinch and Abbott. Katherine Weems made models of the frieze one third full size from the architect's sketches. The full-sized stencils were made and transferred to the brick by the George K. L Loeser Company, using pneumatic tools. Hegeman Harris Company was the builder for the project. IAS files contain articles from The Architectural Forum (Aug. 1932): pg. 130-132; the Boston Post, June 23, 1930; the Boston Transcript, Nov. 17, 1931 and Jan. 4, 1932; and The Harvard Crimson, Oct. 8, 1931.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 77002302
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