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Halfield, Herman,
GB,
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Monroe
Sculpture
Rex, (sculpture).
Artist:
Halfield, Herman, sculptor.
GB, founder.
Title:
Rex, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1980. Installed 1993.
Medium:
Sculpture: zinc, copper and other metals; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 42 x 20 x 54 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 42 x 66 in.
Inscription:
(On plinth, below dog:) HRH/1980/CAST GB signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An alert Labrador Retriever stands with his tail and ears perked up. He wears a thick, studded collar.
Subject:
Animal -- Dog -- Labrador Retriever
Animal -- Portrait -- Rex
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Monroe
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Monroe, Fire Department, Scott & 1st Street, Monroe, Michigan
Located Fire Station #3, 1755 North Custer, Waterloo Park, Monroe, Michigan
Remarks:
This piece is a recast of an 1884 sculpture that stood at the Monroe Steel Company (see IAS record MI000640), until damaged by vandals. Halfield, a steel company retiree, recast the damaged remains of the sculpture using donated zinc, $30 in pennies collected from school children and other metals. The recasting was done in 1980. In 1993, the city acquired the replacement cast and moved it to its current site.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000639
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000639
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