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Unknown,
Mythology -- Egyptian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Wickliffe
Sculpture
(Sphinxes), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Sphinxes), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1910.
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
2 pieces. Each: approx. 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Identical sphinxes, half woman half lion, are installed on the grounds of City Hall. The lion's bodies are in a reclining pose with the front paws stretched forward and bent at the "elbow." The creatures have a woman's head with a long ringlet of hair hanging in front on both sides of the neck. Each has a patterned mantle on its back.
Subject:
Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Wickliffe
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wickliffe, Office of Public Service, 28730 Ridge Road, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
Located Wickliffe City Hall, Coulby Park, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Coulby, Harry C.,
Remarks:
The site which is now the City Hall was previously the Coulallenby Estate, owned by Harry C. Coulby. The estate changed hands several times between Mr. Coulby's death in 1929 and its purchase by the City in 1954. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. IAS files contain a related article from the Wickliffe Connection, vol. 2 no. 2, Summer 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000590
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000590
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