The Chesty Lion, (sculpture).

The Chesty Lion, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

The Chesty Lion, (sculpture).

Lion: bronze; Base: light-colored brick, topped with concrete.

Lion: approx. 47 x 23 x 15 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 40 x 40 in.

(Bronze plaque on front of base, raised:) THE CHESTY LION/PRESENTED BY THE CLASS OF/1955/BASE & WALKS--A CONTRIBUTION/OF GREEN CONSTR. CO. unsigned

A lion sits on its haunches with its proper right, front paw on its chest, and its proper left front paw on its hip. It sits atop a base with an inscribed plaque.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana Street, North parking entrance, Lawrence, Kansas 66046

Presented by the Class of 1955. Serves as mascot to the school. Sculpture is routinely subjected to vandalism from rival schools' students and is often decorated for school events.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.

Lawrence Journal-World, June 3, 1994, pg. 4B.

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