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    		• Ramsey, Carolyn,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Emblem -- Seal
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Mohnton
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Griffin, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ramsey, Carolyn, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Griffin, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Dec. 31, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 4 1/2 ft. x 7 ft. x 1 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An incised wall relief of a winged griffin in profile, yellow-beige in color. A lash of fire comes from the griffin's mouth and the proper right forepaw extends upward, as if attacking. The griffin's wings are raised, as if in flight, and the tail is curled and ends with an arrow.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Griffin
    Emblem -- Seal
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Mohnton
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Cumru Township, RD 3, Box 3005, Mohnton, Pennsylvania 19540
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture's motif is based on the seal of Cumru Township (Pennsylvania). The Cumru Township Building was dedicated on Dec. 31, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
    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 PA001230
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