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Animal -- Tiger
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Sculpture
Happy the Tiger, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Happy the Tiger, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1979.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone or fiberglass; Base: stone or fiberglass.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft x 4 ft.
Description:
A tiger lying at ease with her two front paws coming together to form a circle and her tail wrapped around close to her hind legs. Tiger is on a rectangular base.
Subject:
Animal -- Tiger
Animal -- Portrait -- Happy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Riverbanks Park Commission, Riverbanks Zoological Park & Botanical Gardens, P. O. Box 1060, Columbia, South Carolina 29202
Located Riverbanks Zoological Park & Botanical Gardens, 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Remarks:
Happy the tiger (1964-1979) a female Bengal tiger was the first resident of Riverbanks Zoological Park. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. O. Stanley Smith, Jr., and Family. IAS files contain the text of nearby plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000152
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
SC000152
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