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    		• Mibs, E. W.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Flowers, Tiger
     
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    		• Figure male -- Nude
     
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    		• Ethnic -- African American
     
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    		• Occupation -- Sport
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Tiger Flowers) (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Mibs, E. W., sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Tiger Flowers) (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Strong Nude Male, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1937.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Statue: approx. 36 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 28 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 30 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Rear of sculpture, on plinth:) E.W. Mibs signed
    Description: 
    Tiger Flowers, an African-American prizefighter, stands nude, turned sideways with his feet apart. His proper right arm extends outward and his proper left arm is bent, as if about to throw a javelin or spear which is not missing. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Flowers, Tiger -- Full length
    Figure male -- Nude
    Ethnic -- African American
    Occupation -- Sport -- Boxing
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Spelman College, Art Department, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta, Georgia 30314
    Located Spelman College, Education Building, Atlanta, Georgia
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000283
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