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(Rampant Eagles), (sculpture). Artist:  Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907, sculptor. (possibly by) Stevens, Robert R., designer. Title:  (Rampant Eagles), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1895. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze with patina; Pylons: limestone. Dimensions:  Each sculpture: approx. H. 36 in. x Diam. 28 in.; Each pylon: approx. 16 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On west face of right pylon:) Hoke Smith/Secretary of the Interior/1893-1896/U. S./Hot Springs/Reservation (On south face of right pylon:) David R. Francis/Secretary of the Interior/1896-1897 (On west face of left pylon:) John W. Noble/Secretary of the Interior/1889-1893/U. S./Hot Springs/Reservation (On north face of left pylon:) E. A. Hitchcock/Secretary of the Interior/1898-1907 Description:  Two bronze eagles, each set on top of a tall rough-hewn limestone pylon. The eagles are sitting, their wings slightly furled. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Hot Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Hot Springs National Park, 101 Reserve Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901 Provenance:  Formerly located United States Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs, Arkansas 1895-1921. Remarks:  The eagles and pylons flank the formal entrance to the park. The pylons were designed by Robert R. Stevens, who also commissioned the eagles, as part of the park's first major landscaping project in 1895. At that time, the park was called United States Hot Springs Reservation. The name was changed in 1921 to Hot Springs National Park. IAS files contain copy of related National Park Service correspondence. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000277   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000277 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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