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Unknown,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Kings Point
Sculpture
Kings Point Eagle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Kings Point Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1898. Relocated 1910.
Medium:
Sculpture: cast iron.
Dimensions:
Approx. W. 13 ft. (2 tons).
Description:
An eagle is perched on a sphere, its wings fully extended.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Kings Point
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Kings Point, New York
Provenance:
Originally installed Grand Central Station, Park Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, New York 1898.
Remarks:
This eagle is one of eleven installed in 1898 on the roof of the renovated Grand Central Station in New York City. When the station was eventually torn down to make way for a new one, the eagles were removed and dispersed to various collections.
References:
Galgano, Kevin, 2002.
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 74720008
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74720008
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