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    		• Proctor, A. Phimister,
     
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    		• Parsons, H. de B.,
     
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    		• Heins & La Farge,
     
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    		• Thomas Cockerill & Son,
     
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    		• Animal -- Ape
     
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    		• Animal -- Monkey
     
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    		• Pediment
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Primates' House, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor.
    Parsons, H. de B., engineer.
    Heins & La Farge, architectural firm.
    Thomas Cockerill & Son, contractor.
    Title: 
    Primates' House, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Monkey House, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1901.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculptures: stone masonry.
    Dimensions: 
    2 pediments; 2 baboons; 1 cornice.
    Description: 
    Pediments over each entrance to the Primates' House contain depictions of a family of orangutans. On the roof, just above each pediment is a sculpture of a seated baboon. The cornice depicts monkeys walking, sitting and eating.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Ape
    Animal -- Monkey
    Object Type: 
    Pediment
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by New York Zoological Society, Bronx, New York 10460
    Located Bronx Zoo, Department of Exhibition and Graphic Arts, 185th Street & Southern Boulevard, Astor Court, Bronx, New York 10460
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain related article from New York Zoological Society, "Zoological Society Bulletin," Bronx: New York Zoological Society, Nov. 1901, pg. 17-22 which describes the entire Primates' House and contains images of the models for the cornice. The Primates' House was designed by the zoological park's director in 1896. The architectural work was done by Heins & La Farge, and the engineering was handled by H. de B. Parsons. Thomas Cockerill & Son began construction on February 10, 1901. Total cost for the building was $64,160 and was funded by the City of New York. Bulletin notes terra cotta is the medium for the building's adornment although it does not indicate whether Proctor's sculptures are in terra cotta.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York 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 NY000162
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