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Ben-Shmuel, Ahron,
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Coiled
Snake
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ben-Shmuel, Ahron, 1903-1986, sculptor.
Title:
Coiled
Snake
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Python, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1940. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1940.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: black granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 18 x 31 x 34 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 in.
Inscription:
(Back of base:) AHRON BEN SHMUEL/PENNA ART W.P.A. 1940 signed
Description:
Simplified image of a
snake
wrapped in a tight coil. The sculpture rests on a square stone base.
Subject:
Animal
--
Reptile
--
Snake
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 34th Street & Girard Avenue,
Reptile
House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Provenance:
Acquired in 1940.
Remarks:
Aaron Ben-Shmuel was a WPA artist and this piece was acquired through the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1990.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 300.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 300.
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 75009334
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75009334
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