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May, John,
Seifert, Vern,
Animal -- Insect
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Dynastees Hercules Beetle, (sculpture).
Artist:
May, John, sculptor.
Seifert, Vern, sculptor.
Title:
Dynastees Hercules Beetle, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Hercules, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1958. Relocated 1964.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Colored polyester resins.
Dimensions:
Approx. 12 x 6 x 6 ft., L. 20 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A twenty-seven times larger-than-life replica of the very large Dynastees Hercules Beetle from the West Indies, with its jaws open. The beetle is colored in browns and black, and is supported off the ground by poles. It once had legs.
Subject:
Animal -- Insect -- Beetle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
May Natural History Museum and Museum of Space Exploration, John May Museum Center, 710 Rock Creek Canyon Road, Entrance road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80926
Provenance:
Formerly located Wicky-Washy Springs, Florida
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally designed for a bug museum and center in Wicky-Washy Springs, Florida. It was moved to its present location in 1964. The owner has remained the same. It was created in Florida and built to withstand Florida hurricanes. The legs have been torn off so many times by vandals that they are no longer reattached.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs 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 CO000388
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