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Sculptor:
Putnam, Arthur 1873-1930  Search this
Founder:
Globe Brass & Bell Foundry  Search this
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: concrete
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Coadministered by City of San Diego Building Maintenance 5555 Overland Avenue San Diego California 92123
Coadministered by San Diego Historical Society P.O. Box 81825 San Diego California 92138
Located Presidio Park Junipero Serra Museum lawn San Diego California 92138
Date:
1904
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1994.
San Diego Historical Society, 1989.
Butler, John, Mrs., 1997.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CA5003, 1989.
Monumental News, May, 1905, pg. 346.
Image on file.
"The Journal of San Diego History," Summer, 1989, pg. 151.
Monumental News, May, 1905, pg. 346.
(Top of base between legs:) AP; (Back side near base: (artist's monogram AP) 04/A Putnam - 1904: S.E; (Stamped on ledge at back of base:) GLOBE BRASS & BELL F'DRY S.F. CAL. signed
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.
Summary:
Full-length figure of a Native-American male wearing a loincloth, with feathers in hair, standing holding a dead puma draped on a rock behind him.
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Animal--Cougar  Search this
Western  Search this
Control number:
IAS 04020252
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_31562