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Billig, Marcia,
Literature -- Grimm
Animal -- Donkey
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Cat
Animal -- Bird
Portrait male -- Copernicus, Nicolaus
Occupation -- Science
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Gaithersburg
Sculpture
The Bremen Town Musicians, (sculpture).
Artist:
Billig, Marcia, sculptor.
Title:
The Bremen Town Musicians, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Copernicus, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
2 pieces. Musicians: approx. 65 in. x 6 ft. x 28 in.; Base: approx. 7 1/2 in. x 2 ft. x 4 ft.; Copernicus: approx. 68 in. x 57 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 13 in. x W. 12 ft.
Description:
"The Bremen Town Musicians" is a grouping of four animals on a low, rectangular base. A rooster, cat and dog stand, one on top of the other, on the back of a donkey. Full-length figure of Nicolaus Copernicus stands on a round base. The figure wears a long coat, hat, tunic, leggings and boots. He holds an armillary sphere in his upraised proper left hand, and a round instrument with a handle in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Literature -- Grimm -- Bremen Town Musicians
Animal -- Donkey
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Cat
Animal -- Bird -- Chicken
Portrait male -- Copernicus, Nicolaus -- Full length
Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Gaithersburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Montgomery County Public Schools, Division of Construction, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850
Located Flower Hill Elementary School, 18425 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, Maryland
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 MD000525
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