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Robert V. Menary Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Britton, Edgar, 1901-1982, sculptor. Title:  Robert V. Menary Plaque, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sand cast bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 80.5 cm. x W. 55 cm. Inscription:  (On lower right of plaque:) "EB" (On lower part of plaque, raised letters:) ROBERT V. MENARY/PRESIDENT 1939-1963/CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN MUSEUM/AND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY/A GIFT OF HIS FRIENDS signed Description:  A memorial plaque with a bust-length portrait of Robert V. Menary in profile, wearing glasses and a bow-tie. On his proper left shoulder are two birds, possibly doves, one with its wings spread. Subject:  Portrait male -- Menary, Robert V. -- Bust Occupation -- Art Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Animal -- Bird -- Dove Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by El Pomar Foundation, 10 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Located Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, Entrance, Colorado Springs Colorado Remarks:  Robert V. Menary was president of the Cheyenne Museum and Zoological Society from 1939 to 1963. The plaque was a gift of his friends. The plaque was originally located in a stone or concrete base with a sculpture of bronze deer. The plaque is now set in adobe sandstone or granite wall at the zoo entrance. IAS files contain a checklist of outdoor sculpture in the El Pomar Foundation collection. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. 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 CO000482   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000482 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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