Administered by City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation Municipal Services Building Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107
Located May Myers Recreation Center Oakland & Magee streets, playground Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Installed 1955
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 304.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 304.
MITCHELL / FONDRA TRISTICA/BATTACUA/MILANO signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Hollow, life-sized giraffe with cut-out spaces where the brown patches would be on its fur. Its legs are spread and its neck is gracefully curved as the giraffe bends its head to the ground. Its head rests about six inches above the ground and is supported by a small piece of pipe which is attached to the ground. Each hoof rest atop a five inch high, cylindrical-shaped base which is only as wide as the hoof. (It appears that there may have been a very shallow pool of water at one time under the giraffe.)
