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Elephant, (sculpture). Artist:  Levy, Margaret Wasserman, 1899- , sculptor. Title:  Elephant, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1989. Commissioned Nov. 1988. Dedicated April 25, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Acrylic. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft. x 2 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The sculpture is a gray elephant. The elephant's trunk curls in such a way as to provide a step for children to mount the sculpture. Subject:  Animal -- Elephant Homage -- Graves, Ansonia M. Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Germantown Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street, Nursery playground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144 Remarks:  The SOS survey reported that as of 1993, the bronze plaque had not yet been installed. Plaque is to read: IN MEMORY OF/ANSONIA M. GRAVES/1939-1988/LOVING CAREGIVER FRIEND COLLEAGUE/ELEPHANT BY MARGARET LEVY. Commissioned in Nov. 1988 by Esther Cristol, Director of the Nursery, and by the parents of children who attend the nursery. The cost of the mold and casting of piece was 3,500 dollars. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Germantown Friends School Bulletin, (Philadelphia, PA), Spring 1989, pg. 3. Illustration:  Image on file. Germantown Friends School Bulletin, (Philadelphia, PA), Spring 1989, pg. 3. 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 PA000058   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000058 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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