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Rossi, Mark,
Sculpture Resource Studio,
Desert Crucible Foundry,
Animal -- Tiger
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Bronzes for the Blind: Bengal
Tiger
Lying Down, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rossi, Mark, sculptor.
Sculpture Resource Studio, founder.
Desert Crucible Foundry, founder.
Title:
Bronzes for the Blind: Bengal
Tiger
Lying Down, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 x 19 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 27 x 27 in.
Inscription:
Mark Rossi (On plaque on upper front of base, in English and in Braille:) Bengal
Tiger
Lying Down signed
Description:
A Bengal
tiger
is lying down on a rock with its front paws outstretched. The front paws are upward on the rock so that the
tiger
's front half of his body is higher than the back. The proper left back leg is over the proper right back leg. The tail curves backward. The sculpture is atop a rectangular base with a tapered upper front.
Subject:
Animal
--
Tiger
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Arizona
--
Tucson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tucson, Department of Parks and Recreation, 900 South Randolph Way, Tucson, Arizona 85716
Located Reid Park Zoo, 1100 South Randolph Way, Tucson, Arizona 85716
Remarks:
The sculpture is part of the Bronzes for the Blind, a project developed by the zoo to offer the blind tactile images of the zoo animals. Each sculpture is placed at hand-level where it can be touched. The project is an ongoing collaboration between the zoo and the artist.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson 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 AZ000594
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000594
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