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Laessle, Albert,
Animal -- Beaver
Figure group -- Male
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Rose Valley
Sculpture
Beaver, (sculpture).
Artist:
Laessle, Albert, 1877-1954, sculptor.
Title:
Beaver, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1926. Dedicated 1926.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 x 12 x 31 in.; Base: approx. 71 x 38 x 32 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) LAESSLE - PHILA (On plaque:) THE GREAT TRAIL/MINQUAS OR SUSQUEHANNA/INDIANS/SUSQUEHANNA/TO THE SCHUYLKILL/CROSSED RIDLEY CREEK/AT LONG POINT/4&4 YARDS TO THE SOUTH/THOUSANDS/OF BEAVER SKINS YEARLY/WERE CARRIED DOWN/TO THE FIRST DUTCH AND SWEDISH SETTLERS/ON THE DELAWARE./MARKED BY/THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION/AND THE BOROUGH OF ROSE VALLEY/1926. SKETCH BY CHARLES H. STEPHENS signed
Description:
A small, life size depiction of a beaver is installed on a low base that has a vertical back panel. An inscription plaque with a relief depicting Native Americans walking along a trail is attached to the back panel of the base. The piece is installed in the woods along a trail.
Subject:
Animal -- Beaver
Figure group -- Male
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Rose Valley
Sculpture
Owner:
Located 45 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 77002235
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Inventory of American Sculpture
77002235
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