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Unknown,
Chicago Statuary,
Animal -- Lion
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Allenstown
Sculpture
White Lion, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Chicago Statuary, fabricator.
Title:
White Lion, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1946.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: concrete and fieldstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 58 x 23 x 96 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 73 x 114 in.
Inscription:
(Brass plate on top of base:) CHICAGO STATUARY/CHICAGO, ILL unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Life-sized male lion standing on a concrete and fieldstone base molded to resemble rising ground. Animal stands with all four feet firmly planted, proper left foreleg placed forward. Head is held high, gaze directed ahead and slightly proper left.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Allenstown
Sculpture
Owner:
Cofran, Tim, 1 Main Street, Allenstown, New Hampshire 03275
Remarks:
Sculpture originally placed to advertise an antique shop called The White Lion, hence title.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000004
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000004
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