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Animal -- Portrait
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Perry
Sculpture
Leo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Leo, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Leo the Horse, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 72 x 98 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 65 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(On both sides of base, cast and painted red:) LEO unsigned
Description:
A male horse painted brown, with white socks, white cropped tail and a white blaze on the face. Horse is on a concrete base.
Subject:
Animal -- Portrait -- Leo
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Perry
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Perry, Parks Department, P. O. Box 798, Perry, Oklahoma 73077
Located Leo East Park, 2nd & Cedar, Perry, Oklahoma
Remarks:
A memorial to a local horse, Leo, who died on May 13, 1967. Leo was a champion race horse and had over 600 registered quarter horse descendants. He was reportedly the nation's leading sire of AA and AAA racing horses. IAS files contain the transcription of an article from Perry Daily Journal, May 15, 1967.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1995.
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 OK000065
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000065
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