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(Nude Female and a Lion), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Perry, Roland Hinton 1870-1941  Search this
Founder:
Jno. Williams, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Margaret Reaney Memorial Library 19 Kingsbury Avenue St. Johnsville New York 13452
Date:
1898
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plinth, south side:) R. HINTON PERRY SCULPT. 1898/JNO. WILLIAMS FOUNDRY, N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A partially draped female figure stands beside a lion. Her proper right hand is draped around the lion's neck. She holds her proper left hand up to her cheek. The sculpture stands on a tapered, rough-hewn pedestal and rough-hewn base.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Animal--Lion  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY001623
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342516