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Hair, Jon,
Animal -- Lion
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Fort Smith
Numa, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hair, Jon, sculptor.
Title:
Numa, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 2010. Dedicated April 28, 2010.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 13 ft.; Base: approx. 5 1/2 x 12 x 15 ft. (2,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On proper right hind leg:) Jon D Hair signed
Description:
A snarling anatomically correct male
lion
beginning to pounce, its mouth wide open, front legs outstretched, and claws extended.
Subject:
Animal
--
Lion
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Arkansas
--
Fort Smith
Owner:
Administered by University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, 5219 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904
Located University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Stubblefield Center, 5402 Kinkead Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904
Remarks:
The name Numa is from Numa the
lion
in "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The
lion
was chosen as the mascot of Fort Smith Junior College, later renamed the Unversity of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The sculpture was commissioned with funding from the estates of Pearl D. Raney and Sally McSpadden Boreham.
References:
State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2017.
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 74850287
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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