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Lasus, Robert D.,
Fantasy -- Dragon
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Skybeast, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lasus, Robert D., 1941- , sculptor.
Title:
Skybeast, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Spray Pool Dragon, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Copyrighted 1988. Installed 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete with green cement paint; Spray pool base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 25 x 80 x 36 in.; Spray pool base: approx. 1 x 10 x 20 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A figure of a dragon creature reclining by a pool. The creature has wing-like appendages and its head is turned to its proper left side, facing the spray pool. There is a decorative gold stripe on the sculpture. Water sprays from the dragon's nostrils into the pool.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Dragon
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Recreation, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located 38th & Poplar Streets Playground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
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 PA000097
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000097
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