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    		• Knight, Charles Robert,
     
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    		• Springweiler, Erwin,
     
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    		• Clark, Edwin H.,
     
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    		• Animal -- Rhinoceros
     
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    		• History -- Prehistoric
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Uintatherium, Titanotherium, and Woolly Rhinoceros, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953, sculptor.
    Springweiler, Erwin, 1896-1968, sculptor.
    Clark, Edwin H., architect.
    Title: 
    Uintatherium, Titanotherium, and Woolly Rhinoceros, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Prehistoric Animals, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1931-1937. Installed 1938
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Relief: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Relief: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Carved below animals:) UNINTATHERIUM TITANOTHERIUM WOOLLY RHINOCEROS unsigned
    Description: 
    A low relief of three prehistoric relatives of the elephant family is installed over the right entrance to the Elephant House. Two of the animals are depicted in profile and one is facing front. In the center is a Titanotherium facing front with its large horns curled up on top of its head. Flanking the Titanotherium on the proper left is a Woolly Rhinoceros in profile. Its large center horn pointing out in front toward the Uintatherium which flanks the proper right side of the Titanotherium. The Uintatherium is depicted in profile with its head lowered staring directly at the Woolly Rhinoceros. Evergreen trees are visible in the background.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Rhinoceros
    History -- Prehistoric
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Elephant House, above right entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20008
    Remarks: 
    This relief was acquired under the Public Works of Art Project during the 1930s. The relief was designed by Charles Knight and executed by Erwin Springweiler. IAS files contain a National Zoological Park 1988 cataloging sheet on the piece which notes that the piece was executed in 1937,but the SOS! survey notes that the piece was completed in 1931.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 116.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Related Works: 
    Companion to: 76006659.
    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 76006659
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