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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
     
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    Fu, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Chinese), sculptor.
    Title: 
    Fu, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Chinese Temple Dogs, (sculpture).
    Guardian Lions, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 21, 1962.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: sandstone (?) or concrete; Base: sandstone (?) or concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    2 lions. Each lion: approx. 2 ft. x 15 in. x 2 ft.; Each base: approx. 18 x 18 x 2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on each base:) TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE/FOR THE WORLDS FAIR/DEDICATED APRIL 21 TO/OCT. 21 - 1962/FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA unsigned
    Description: 
    Two traditionally styled Chinese lions, each on the side of a walkway. The lions are sitting and facing forward, their heads turned towards each other. Each is resting the inside paw on an embroidered ball. The lion on the proper right has a lion cub between its front paws; the cub is resting on the paw on the embroidered ball. Each lion stands on a rectangular pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Lion
    Ethnic -- Chinese
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
    Located Phelps Center, Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington
    Exhibitions: 
    Seattle World's Fair, Seattle, 1962.
    Remarks: 
    SOS! survey reports the lions to be a gift from the People's Republic of China; Rupp reports the lions were a gift from the government of Taiwan and were presented to the Seattle's World's Fair in 1962. SOS! survey reports the lions are carved of stone, possible sandstone; Rupp reports the lions are carved of concrete.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
    Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 120.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 121.
    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 WA000467
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