The Boxers, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.

James A. Michener Art Museum, 2009.

Summary

Two standing figures wearing boxing gloves and leaning together.

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

1937. Installed April 30, 1958

Control number

IAS 88320092

sculptor

Ben-Shmuel, Ahron 1903-1986

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Coopersburg granite on a concrete base

Owner/Location

Located Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway East court Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19130

On loan to Commissioners of Fairmount Park Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Lent by Ben-Shmuel, Ahron

Topic

Figure group--Male

Occupation--Sport--Boxing

Record ID

siris_ari_307287

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