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Dreyer, Jorgen Christian,
Animal -- Lion
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Lionesses, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dreyer, Jorgen Christian, 1878-1948, sculptor.
Title:
Lionesses, (sculpture).
Dates:
1924.
Medium:
Pink, black and white granite.
Dimensions:
2 lions. Each lion: approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. x 10 ft. 2 in.; Each base: approx. 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. (Each 7 tons)
Inscription:
(On plaques on bases:) KANSAS CITY/LIFE/INSURANCE/COMPANY signed
Description:
Identical lionesses on either side of a flight of stairs. They are in a reclining yet vigilant pose.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Kansas City Life Insurance Company, Maintenance Department, 3520 Broadway, P. O. Box 419139, Kansas City, Missouri 64141
Remarks:
Commissioned in 1924 by the Kansas City Life Insurance Company to coincide with the completion of their building. Sculptures cost approximately $20,000. Lioness is used as company's logo.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City 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 MO000156
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