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Indian Rhinoceros, (sculpture). Artist:  Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989, sculptor. Kunst Foundry, founder. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Indian Rhinoceros, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rhinoceros, (sculpture). Two Indian Rhinoceros, (sculpture). Victoria and Bessie, (sculpture). Dates:  1935. Bessie cast 1935. Victoria cast 1935. Dedicated May 12, 1937. Medium:  Sculptures: bronze; Bases: brick. Dimensions:  2 parts. Rhinoceros: approx. 6 x 13 x 14 ft.; Bronze base: approx. 7 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 5 in.; Brick base: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. 11 1/2 in. x 9 ft. 10 1/2 in. (3 tons). Inscription:  K. W. Lane (copyright symbol on back of base near left rear leg of Victoria) (copyright symbol on back of base near right rear leg of Bessie) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two large bronze Rhinoceros, each standing a rectangular brick base, flank the entrance to Harvard's Biological Laboratories. Victoria is on the left side of the entrance and Bessie is on the right side of the entrance. Subject:  Animal -- Rhinoceros Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Harvard University, Biological Sciences Department, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Located Harvard University, Biological Laboratories, front entrance, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Remarks:  The sculptures were modeled separately and were cast by different foundries. Victoria was cast by Roman Bronze Works and Bessie was cast by Kunst Foundry. The artist modeled the Rhinoceros after a female Indian Rhino at the Bronx Zoo. In September 1988, the New York Zoological Society got permission from Harvard University to make two additional casts of the rhinos for the Bronx Zoo's newly restored Elephant and Rhino palace. IAS files contain 1933 correspondence between the artist and Harvard concerning the subject of the sculptures; 1988 correspondence between the New York Zoological Society and Harvard asking permission to make casts for the Bronx Zoo; and excerpts from The Harvard Crimson, May 13, 1937 and the Harvard Library Bulletin 21 (July 1973): pg. 271-276. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 76006707   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006707 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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