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King Penguin, (sculpture). Artist:  Turnbull, Grace Hill, 1880-1976, sculptor. Title:  King Penguin, (sculpture). Dates:  1956. Medium:  Sculpture: green marble; Upper base: marble; Lower base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 41 x 12 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 24 x 24 in. Inscription:  (On rear of marble base:) G.H. TURNBULL/1956 (On plaque on top front of concrete base:) GRACE TURNBULL.KING PENGUIN/1956/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE BY/PENGUIN BOOKS/WHOSE AMERICAN HOME WAS HERE/FROM 1949 TO 1976. signed Description:  A penguin stands with its wings by its sides. Sculpture is placed atop a marble base set atop a square concrete base. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Penguin Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Billboard Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Development Corporation, 36 South Charles Street, Suite 1600, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Located Baltimore Police Station, Light Street on Inner Harbor Promenade, Baltimore, Maryland Remarks:  Presented by Penguin Books whose American branch was based in Baltimore from 1949 through 1976. The sculpture was previously located at two other sites at the Inner Harbor: the first, near the World Trade Center, and the second, on the lawn, east of the Science Center. IAS files contain a related article from News American, July 19, 1978. For related information see: Henry & Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. News American, July 19, 1978. 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 MD000237   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000237 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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