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Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Mitchell, Henry 1915-1980  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131
Located Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway East Court Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19130
Date:
1958. Cast ca. 1958
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
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.
Summary:
An eight-sided bronze relief installed in the center of a large circular fountain basin. The eight reliefs depict horses running and interacting. Water jets out of the center of the eight-sided relief. An inscription appears around the rim of the fountain basin.
Topic:
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77002537
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_21063