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Sculptor:
Penning, Thomas  Search this
Medium:
Bluestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Woodstock School of Art Route 212, P. O. Box 338 Studio 4 Woodstock New York 12498
Date:
1940
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
unsigned
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:
A recessed relief panel contains a hippopotamus with its head down, as though taking a drink. The hippopotamus stands in front of a pair of Doric columns.
Topic:
Animal--Hippopotamus  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Column  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY001334
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_341849