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Lionhead, (sculpture). Artist:  Yadon, Paul, sculptor. Yensen, Art, sculptor. Title:  Lionhead, (sculpture). Dates:  Sept. 21, 1971. Oct. 18, 1971. Medium:  Sculpture: painted concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 29 1/2 x 41 in.; Base: approx. 64 x 47 1/2 x 48 in. Inscription:  (Inscribed:) BUILT BY/PAUL YADEN (sic) & ART YENSEN/OCT. 18, 1971 (On base:) (Illegible)/SEPT. 21, 1971 (On front of base:) APPROXIMATE/SITE OF/FORT BOISE/1834-1855 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  An obelisk, with lion's head carved at top. The animal has a red mane, yellow and black eyes, grey nose, and a yellow-brown throat. A low relief of the Hudson Bay flag is carved on the obelisk below the lion's head; on the back, a bow and broken arrow appear. A rifle is carved on the proper left side and a matchlock rifle appears on the proper right side. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Object -- Other -- Flag Allegory -- Place -- Hudson Bay Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Parma Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fort Boise Historical Society, P. O. Box 942, Parma, Idaho 83660 Located End of Old Fort Boise Road, Fort Boise Wildlife Area, Parma, Idaho References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho 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 ID000097   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ID000097 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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