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Lions, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (European), sculptor. (possibly by) Title:  Lions, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1910. Medium:  Lions: marble; Bases: marble. Dimensions:  2 lions. Each lion: approx. 3 ft. x 25 in. x 5 ft.; Each base: approx. 6 in. x 25 in. x 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two lions lie on either side of an entrance way, the head on the right lion turned to look at the other. The lions have detailed manes. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Aquinas College, 1607 Robinson Road, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 Located Aquinas College, East Fulton, Sister's Residence, entrance, Grand Rapids, Michigan Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Lowe, Edward Jr., Mr. & Mrs., Holmdene, Grand Rapids, Michigan Remarks:  The lions were likely purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lowe, Jr., on one of the family's trips to Europe. They may have been chosen because lions are part of the Royal Arms of England. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe were the original owners of the Holmdene estate, which is now the Sister's Residence. The estate was purchased in 1939 by the University of Grand Rapids (Davenport College), and in 1945 the Dominican Sisters purchased the property and Aquinas College moved from downtown Grand Rapids to its present location. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Fay L. Hendry's "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, MI: Iota Press, 1990, E-2. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, MI: Iota Press, 1990, E-2. 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 MI000453   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000453 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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