Elephant House, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.; Image on file.; New York Zoological Society, "Zoological Society Bulletin," Bronx: New York Zoological Society, Nov. 1901, pg. 562.; (Under each elephant head on the north entrance:) Chas. R. Knight/1908; 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: At both the north and the south entrances to the elephant house there is an arch adorned with two elephant heads and one rhinoceros head. The elephant heads flank the archway and the rhinoceros head is at the top of the arch.

Type: Sculptures-Architectural component; Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture; Sculptures

Owner/Location: Administered by New York Zoological Society Bronx New York 10460; Located Bronx Zoo Department of Exhibition and Graphic Arts 185th Street & Southern Boulevard Zoo Center Bronx New York 10460