Gorilla Family, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 1990.; Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.; 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: One male and one female gorilla installed along a public walkway at the rear of the ape house. The male gorilla stands on his hind legs on top of a rock and leans forward supporting himself with his forearms. In the nearby bushes a female gorilla crouches with a baby gorilla clinging to her chest.

Owner/Location: Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W Exterior/Adjacent to Great Ape House Washington District of Columbia 20008