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Sculptor:
Poole, Earl Lincoln 1891-1972  Search this
Fabricator:
P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons  Search this
Founder:
J. Arthur Limerick Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery 500 Museum Road East end of museum Reading Pennsylvania 19611 Accession Number: 31-672-1
Date:
Installed Aug. 12, 1931. Relocated 1968. Reinstalled spring 1975
Notes:
Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Image on file.
The Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Reading, PA: Reading Public Museum & Art Gallery, 1986, pg. 133.
(On bronze base of sculpture, right side:) E. P. Poole 1931 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:
A sculpture depicting three pelicans huddled together rests on a circular stone base in the center of a circular fountain basin. Five clam shell water spouts positioned on the edge of the sculpture's bronze base and three on the edge of the stone base once sprayed water into the fountain basin below.
Topic:
Animal--Bird--Pelican  Search this
Control number:
IAS 46600060
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_24398