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Galapagos Tortoise, (sculpture). Artist:  Tischler, Tom, 1947- , sculptor. Kasson's Castings, founder. Title:  Galapagos Tortoise, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Copyrighted 1985 or 1989. Medium:  Cast bronze, with patina. Dimensions:  Approx. 31 x 32 x 46 in. Inscription:  (Under shell on proper right side of tortoise:) Tom Tischler/(copyright symbol) 1989/ 8/58 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Modeled after a life-size tortoise from Darwin's Galapagos Islands. The tortoise stands alert, with head extended upward and to the proper left. Textured shell. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 1222 South 27th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Remarks:  This sculpture is a limited edition of fifty. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. Tischler, Tom, 1990. 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 74160016   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74160016 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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