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Greaves, Jack,
B.,
Literature -- Character
Object -- Flower
Homage -- Harrison, Laura Lee Baker
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Bexley
Sculpture
The Unicorn and the Rose, (sculpture).
Artist:
Greaves, Jack, 1928- , sculptor.
B., founder.
Title:
The Unicorn and the Rose, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Rose, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick with a concrete cap.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(On proper right front leg:) JG/87 (Founder's mark of a circled letter "B" appears on top of the self base in the corner) (On plaque on base:) IN MEMORY OF/LAURA LEE BAKER/HARRISON/CLASS OF 1947 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Unicorn stands with a rose in her mouth. She is looking over her proper left shoulder and her tail is curled into an "S" shape.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Unicorn
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Homage -- Harrison, Laura Lee Baker
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Bexley
Sculpture
Owner:
Columbus School for Girls, Development Department, 56 South Columbia Avenue, Bexley, Ohio 43209
Remarks:
Gift of the class of 1947 in memory of Laura Lee Baker Harrison. The unicorn is female and is informally known as "Rose." She is the school's mascot.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus 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 OH000278
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