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Lions, (sculpture). Artist:  Winans Foundry, founder. Title:  Lions, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1857. Medium:  Iron with black paint. Dimensions:  2 Lions. Each: approx. 48 x 24 x 83 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The lions mirror one another, each standing with proper left foot on a spherical form. Both are looking ahead, with mouths open. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Located Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Druid Hill Park, Main entrance, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Provenance:  Formerly located Crimea Mansion, 4901 Windsor Mill Road, Leaken Park, Baltimore, Maryland before 1948. Remarks:  The Maryland Historical Society, in Baltimore, houses the Winans Papers, which contain additional information on these sculptures. The lions were originally located at the Crimea Mansion which was the summer home of Thomas Winans, a 19th century industrialist who built the first railroad in Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Thomas Winans' mansion was built in 1856-57 and the lions stood at the front entrance. The lions were cast in Russia by the Winans Foundry and then shipped to Baltimore. The lions were moved to the Baltimore Zoo sometime after the City of Baltimore took over the Crimea Mansion and Leaken park in 1948. Both lions received new backs. A panel approximately 11 in. wide and 27 in. long has been inserted into each lion and 5 plugs have been used in the repair process. Silver-colored plugs have been used to repair the mane. These plugs are non-magnetic and look like aluminum. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993. Naylor, Henry, and Caroline Naylor, "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987. 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 MD000001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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