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Otters, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitchell, Henry, 1915-1980, sculptor. Title:  Otters, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1979. Dedicated Sept. 25, 1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Fountain basin: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: 36 x 36 in. Inscription:  (On plaque, on north side of basin:) With gratitude to/William W. Bodine, Jr./Leader, Builder and Friend/of/Thomas Jefferson University/September 25, 1979/Henry Mitchell, Sculptor. signed Description:  Five life-size, realistic otters fixed to natural rock formations in a fountain basin. When the fountain is functioning and the pool is full, it appears that the otters are swimming and frolicking on the surface of the water. One otter sits in the middle, atop a pile of rocks which juts up from the center of the fountain basin. The other four otters are positioned around the pile of rocks in various swimming positions. Subject:  Animal -- Otter Waterscape Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located Thomas Jefferson University, Locust & Walnut Streets, between 10th and 11th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 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 PA000111   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000111 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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