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Torre, L. Azeo,
Dura Art Stone,
Design Consortium,
John J. Heirigs Construction Company, Inc.,
Animal -- Ape
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Hippopotamus
Animal -- Rhinoceros
Animal -- Elephant
Animal -- Lion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
Avenue of the Animals, (sculpture).
Artist:
Torre, L. Azeo, architect.
Dura Art Stone, fabricator.
Design Consortium, architectural firm.
John J. Heirigs Construction Company, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Avenue of the Animals, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1990. Dedicated Aug. 18, 1990.
Medium:
White concrete on gray concrete base.
Dimensions:
12 animals. Each animal: approx. 15 ft. x 16 in. x 18 ft. 6 in.; Each base: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. x 13 ft. 6 in. (14,000-25,000 lbs. each).
Inscription:
(On a bronze plaque on the side of each base is the name of the donor of each sculpture.) unsigned
Description:
Twelve animal sculptures arranged in matching pairs along the entryway to the zoo. The entryway is patterned after ancient Egyptian cities where matching sphinx statues were posted at city gates. The animals are flat silhouettes with minimal details depicted by incised lines. The matching pairs consist of alligators, apes, hippopotamuses, elephants, rhinoceroses, and lions. Each animal rests on a seperate rectangular base. The entire group is arranged on a 200 ft. square brick plaza.
Subject:
Animal -- Ape
Animal -- Reptile -- Crocodile
Animal -- Hippopotamus
Animal -- Rhinoceros
Animal -- Elephant
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Memphis, Memphis Park Commission, Park Maintenance Division, 2599 Avery Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38112
Located Memphis Zoo and Aquarium, Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), July 5, 1990, pg. CE1 & CE3, which discusses the creation and installation of the work; and Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Aug. 16, 1990, pg. CE6; and Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Aug. 18, 1990, pg. Metro 1, which discuss the opening ceremony. L. Azeo Torre and his firm Design Consortium Ltd. designed the entryway, Dura Art Stone cast the pieces and John J. H. Heirigs Construction Company installed the pieces.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), July 5, 1990, pg. CE1 & CE3.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Aug. 16, 1990, pg. CE6.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Aug. 18, 1990, pg. Metro 1.
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 TN000103
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