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    		• Tommey, Bob,
     
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    		• Snow, Bill,
     
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    		• House Bronze,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Perkins, Marlin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Occupation -- Communication Arts
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Carthage
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Marlin Perkins, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tommey, Bob, sculptor.
    Snow, Bill, sculptor.
    House Bronze, founder.
    Title: 
    Marlin Perkins, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Marlin Perkins Memorial Statue, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1988. Dedicated April 24, 1988.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.
    Inscription: 
    HOUSE BRONZE, LUBBOCK, TEXAS (On plaque on front of base:) MARLIN PERKINS/MARCH 28, 1905 JUNE 14, 1986/"HIS LIFE WAS GENTELE, AND THE/ELEMENTS SO MIX'D IN HIM THAT NATURE/MIGHT STAND UP AND SAY TO ALL THE/WORLD, 'THIS WAS A MAN'"/SHAKESPEARE/SCULPTED BY/BOB TOMMEY AND BILL SNOW/1988 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A larger than life-size, middle-aged Marlin Perkins crouches with a pair of binoculars in his proper right hand. He wears a safari shirt-jacket and walking shoes. Imprints of tree leaves are arranged in random order on the base. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Perkins, Marlin
    Occupation -- Science -- Zoologist
    Occupation -- Communication Arts -- Broadcaster
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Carthage
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Carthage, Parks & Recreation, Carthage, Missouri 64836
    Located Central Park, Corner of Garrison Avenue & US 571, Carthage, Missouri
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates Marlin Perkins (1905-1986), native son of Carthage, Missouri, who is best known for his long running television series "Wild Kingdom." The model for the sculpture was created by Bob Tommey. The work was created by Tommey and Bill Snow, who assisted the artist and who was responsible for the metal armature. The sculpture cost $90,000 and was funded through contributions made by the individuals and businesses in the community.
    IAS files contain related articles from the Globe Carthage, April 25, 1985 and the Carthage Press, May 24, 1971; April 18, 1988. IAS files contain copies of the dedication announcement and program.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
    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 MO000330
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