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Zuckermann, Bernhard,
Currier & Ives,
Figure group
Portrait male -- Barbee, George
Occupation -- Sport
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Portrait
Animal -- Portrait
Animal -- Portrait
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Relief
Sculpture
The Great Race, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zuckermann, Bernhard, 1912-1980, sculptor.
Currier & Ives, printer. (copy after)
Title:
The Great Race, (sculpture).
Dates:
1961.
Medium:
Stone with gold leaf.
Dimensions:
L. 30 ft. x H. 10 ft.
Description:
The relief sculpture depicts three jockeys, high in the saddle, as their horses run full throttle to cross a finish line.
Subject:
Figure group
Portrait male -- Barbee, George
Occupation -- Sport -- Jockey
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Equestrian
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Portrait -- Ten Broeck
Animal -- Portrait -- Tom Ochiltree
Animal -- Portrait -- Parole
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Pimlico Race Course, Clubhouse entrance, Baltimore, Maryland
Remarks:
The bas relief was copied from a Currier & Ives print and depicts a famous horse race held at Pimlico on Oct. 24, 1877. The horses depicted are: Ten Broeck, Tom Ochiltree and Parole. Jockey George Barbee sits atop Parole, the race winner. Over 20,000 attended the race and even the U.S. Congress adjourned for the day so that its members could attend the Baltimore festivities.
References:
The Sun (Baltimore, MD), May 17, 2003, pg. 2E.
Illustration:
The Sun (Baltimore, MD), May 17, 2003, pg. 2E.
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 71500685
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
71500685
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