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Lion, (sculpture). Artist:  Billig, Marcia, sculptor. Title:  Lion, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned April 1989. Copyrighted 1989. Dedicated Jan. 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 31 x 19 x 24 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) Marcia Billig (copyright symbol) 1989 (On plaque front of base:) LION/MARCIA F. BILLIG/1990 signed Description:  The sculpture brings to life the characters of the lion and the mouse from Aesop's Fables. The lion is rearing up on its hind legs on top of the pages of an open book. Near the lion's proper left foot is a small mouse. Subject:  Literature -- Aesop -- Lion and the Mouse Literature -- Character -- Lion Literature -- Character -- Mouse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Silver Spring Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Montgomery County, Art in Public Architecture, Department Facilities/Services, 110 North Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Located Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1992. 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 MD000021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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