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Graham, Will
Mythology -- Egyptian
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bayport
Sculpture
The Sphinx, (sculpture).
Artist:
Graham, Will d. 1920, sculptor. (attributed to)
Title:
The Sphinx, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Great Sphinx, (sculpture).
Dates:
Between 1897 and 1911. Relocated 1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete with metal can and glass debris infill; Base: possibly stone or concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of sculpture just above base, incised lettering:) SHE WHO CLIMBS THE SPHINX'S HEAD/A MILLIONAIRE WILL SURELY WED unsigned
Description:
A sphinx built of concrete aggregate faced in smooth concrete. The sphinx has crude, simplified features, including hollow eyes, a straight, thick-lipped mouth, and a human nose and ears. The sculpture rests on a base with two steps in front between the paws.
Subject:
Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bayport
Sculpture
Owner:
Fontana Cement Company, 890 Montauk Highway, Bayport, New York
Provenance:
Formerly located Anchorage Inn, Montauk Highway at Kennedy Avenue, Blue Point, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture is a local landmark from pre-automobile days in Suffolk County, New York. It was originally installed outside the Anchorage Inn (Ye Olde Anchorage Inn), in Bluepoint, New York. It has been attributed to Will Graham, owner of the Anchorage Inn, and was placed there by 1897.
The sphinx remained on site after the Anchorage Inn was destroyed by fire in 1928; and the property converted to a service station. In 1974, the sculpture was moved to its present site at the Fontana Cement Company in Bayport. At that time, it was restored. The present exterior facing dates from about 1975. IAS files contain excerpts from Gene Horton's "Blue Point Remembered," Sayville, N. Y.: Searles Graphics, 1982, 54-56; and Long Island Forum XLIV (April 1981): pg. 69-74.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000699
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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