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Homage -- Sun Briar
Homage -- Suntica
Homage -- Exterminator
Animal -- Horse
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Binghamton
Gravestone
Sculpture
Sun Briar, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Sun Briar, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Suntica, (sculpture).
Exterminator, (sculpture).
Medium:
Granite.
Inscription:
(On front of gravestone:) SUN BRIAR/1915-1943/EXTERMINATOR/1915-1945/SUNTICA/1929-1947
Description:
A gravestone for three horses containing the engraved profile of a horse's head on the upper front side. The top of the gravestone is crested.
Subject:
Homage -- Sun Briar
Homage -- Suntica
Homage -- Exterminator
Animal -- Horse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Binghamton
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
LaFrance Animal Cemetery, Gardner Road, Binghamton, New York
Remarks:
The gravestone marks the burial place in LaFrance Animal Cemetery of three horses, Sun Briar (1915-1943), Suntica (1929-1947), and 1918 Kentucky Derby-winner, Exterminator (1915-1945). All three horses were owned by the late Willis S. Kilmer. IAS files contain an article from the Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), July 1, 1989, pg. 1B; and a flyer appealing for funds to restore the gravestone.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY000775
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000775
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