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Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture). Artist:  Knight, Samuel H., sculptor. Title:  Tyrannosaurus Rex, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 11, 1964. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pounded sheets of thin metal, probably copper; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 21 x 7 x 34 ft.; Base: approx. 13 in. x 8 ft. x 30 in. Inscription:  Samuel H. Knight (On plaque on base:) Samuel H. Knight/THIS LIFE SIZE/RESTORATION IN METAL OF/TYRANNOSAURUS REX/WAS CREATED BY/SAMUEL H. KNIGHT/MEMBER OF THE/UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FACULTY/FROM 1916 TO 1963/UNVEILED AND PRESENTED/TO UNIVERSITY ON/APRIL 11, 1964 signed Description:  Life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex, standing on its rear legs, mouth open with large, pointed teeth. Its tail drags on the ground and is curled at the end. The base has a plaque with bust-length portrait relief of Samuel H. Knight. Subject:  Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur Portrait male -- Knight, Samuel H. -- Bust Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Laramie Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Wyoming, Physical Plant, 15th & Lewis, P. O. Box 3227, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Located University of Wyoming, Geological Museum, Laramie, Wyoming References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming 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 WY000043   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WY000043 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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