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Elmer C. Otto, (sculpture). Artist:  Jensen, Holger, 1894-1980, sculptor. Jensen, Helen Webster, 1896-1990, sculptor. Title:  Elmer C. Otto, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Otto, (sculpture). Dates:  1964. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: marble and brass. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. H. 23 in. x W. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 4 in. x D. 2 ft. Inscription:  (On proper right side of bust:) Holger and Helen Jensen (1964) (On plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) ELMER C. OTTO/1888 - 1963/INDUSTRIALIST-PHILANTHROPIST/ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO/BENEFACTOR/WHOSE LOVE OF CHILDREN/AND DEDICATION TO THEIR LEARNING/MADE THIS BUILDING POSSIBLE/SCULPTURED BY/HOLGER AND HELEN JENSEN signed Description:  Bust of Elmer C. Otto in suit, tie and glasses. His head is turned slightly to the proper left. The bust is mounted upon a block of marble edged in brass. Subject:  Portrait male -- Otto, Elmer C. -- Bust Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego Zoo, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, California 92112 Located San Diego Zoo, Otto Center Auditorium Entrance, San Diego, California 92112 Remarks:  Industrialist and philanthropist Elmer C. Otto (1888-1963) was a benefactor of the San Diego Zoo. IAS files contain an article from The San Diego Union, Aug. 20, 1964. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 San Diego Historical Society, 1976. Butler, John, Mrs., 1997. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego 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 75001359   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75001359 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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