Administered by Spelman College Art Department 350 Spelman Lane Atlanta Georgia 30314
Located Spelman College Education Building Atlanta Georgia
Date:
1937
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Rear of sculpture, on plinth:) E.W. Mibs signed
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Summary:
Tiger Flowers, an African-American prizefighter, stands nude, turned sideways with his feet apart. His proper right arm extends outward and his proper left arm is bent, as if about to throw a javelin or spear which is not missing. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base.