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Haggerty, Thomas A.,
Mack, Rodger,
Animal -- Lion
Homage -- Haggerty, Michael
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Bronze Lion), (sculpture).
Artist:
Haggerty, Thomas A., 1961- , sculptor.
Mack, Rodger, 1938- , assistant.
Title:
(Bronze Lion), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Michael's Lion, (sculpture).
Lion, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast April 1982. Dedicated Nov. 2, 1982.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with dark brown patina; Base: concrete with fine granite pebbles.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 36 x 78 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 72 x 24 in. (800 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On plaque in front of sculpture:) HAGGERTY unsigned
Description:
A reclining, but alert, full-maned lion is installed on a low, sloped base on the Haggerty family plot. His front paws hang over the top of the base and his head is turned to look over his proper left shoulder.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Homage -- Haggerty, Michael
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakwood Cemetery, 940 Comstock Avenue, Lot #1, Syracuse, New York 13210
Remarks:
Erected by the Haggerty family in memory of the sculptor's brother, Michael Charles Haggerty, who died in a car accident June 30, 1974 at the age of fourteen. The work with cast at Syracuse University with the assistance of art professor Rodger Mack.
Michael, who was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, was later disinterred and relocated to the existing site due to objections to the lion monument from authorities responsible to the Syracuse Diocese Cemeteries. IAS files contain article from the Syracuse Herald, American Stars Magazine, Jan. 11, 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Syracuse Herald, American Stars Magazine, Jan. 11, 1987, pg. 11.
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 NY001318
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001318
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