Hippopotami, (sculpture).

Hippopotami, (sculpture).

Throp, Jack, sculptor.

Hippopotami, (sculpture).

1976. Dedicated June 3, 1976.

Sculpture: chicken wire, cloth, and Belzona resin; Base: blue concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 55 x 75 x 96 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 10 x 12 ft.

Two dark brown hippopotami laying parallel to one another, with one's head resting on the other's back. They are resting in a shallow concrete pool which forms the base of the sculpture.

Animal -- Hippopotamus

Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu

Administered by City and County of Honolulu, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, 530 South King Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Located Honolulu Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Avenue, Near public restrooms at Monsarrat Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

The sculpture was funded by Alicia Davies in honor of her father, Ralph K. Davies who was Vice President of the Standard Oil Company of California; President of American President Lines. He died in 1917. The sculpture has a final coat of British resin called Belzona that has quartz suspended in it to give it the texture of stone. A plaque, originally located on a concrete block in front of the sculpture, is now missing. IAS files contain an article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin: June 3, 1976, page E-1; and citations to articles on the artist, director of the Honolulu Zoo.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993.

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