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Sphinxes, (sculpture). Artist:  Federal-Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, fabricator. Title:  Sphinxes, (sculpture). Dates:  1966. Installed Sept. 1966. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculptures: terra cotta; Bases: concrete. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each sculpture: approx. L. 10 ft. (Each: 4,000 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two sphinxes flank the lower steps of a temple stairway. Subject:  Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- El Paso Sculpture Owner:  El Paso Scottish Rite Bodies, Benevolent Board, 601 North Santa Fe Street, Scottish Rite Temple, El Paso, Texas 77901 Remarks:  Modeled after the sphinxes at the Scottish Rite House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. IAS files contain two newspaper articles from the El Paso Herald-Post, one dated Sept. 26, 1966, and the other undated. IAS files also contain a two-page script for the filming of the dedication of the sculptures. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. El Paso Herald Post, Sept. 26, 1966. Related Works:  For model see: 77006187. 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 TX000798   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000798 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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