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Angell, Carleton W.,
Kahn, Albert,
Animal -- Cougar
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Architectural component
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Angell, Carleton W., 1887-1963, sculptor.
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942, architect.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pumas, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sculpture: 1940. Bases: 1928.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pumas: black terrazzo or bronze; Bases: limestone.
Dimensions:
2 pumas. Each puma: approx. 36 x 18 x 60 in; Each base: approx. 42 x 36 x 66 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two reclining black pumas with curled tails flank the front entrance to the Ruthven Museums Building. Each pumas is mounted on a rectangular base that is decorated on the front with a relief of a winged
horse
.
Subject:
Animal
--
Cougar
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Michigan
--
Ann Arbor
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Michigan, Physical Properties Building, 326 East Hoover, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Located University of Michigan, Ruthven Museums Building, 1109 Geddes, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Remarks:
When the Ruthven Museums Building was designed by Albert Kahn in 1928, the facade included the two limestone bases that flank the entrance, but it was not until 1940 that the puma sculptures were created. The sculptures were created under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. For additional information see: Michigan Alumnus 46: pg. 543-544; and J. P. Slusser's "The University and Federal Art Project," pg. 143-144. IAS files contain: an unpublished excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989; an excerpt from Ellen A. Plummer and Frederick W. Mayer's brochure "The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus Outdoor Sculpture," University of Michigan, c. 1993 (which reports sculpture media as bronze).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000527
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000527
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