African Rhinoceros with Tick Birds Sculpture

Collection

Identifier: ANSP-2010-109-Artifact

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is a plaster cast of the African Rhinoceros with Tick Birds sculpture created by James Lippitt Clark. Clark was known for his excellent sculptor work with African animals and sculpted many Rhinos in his lifetime. This Black Rhino statue stands thirty inches tall and forty inches wide. It was created in 1912 and said to be on of Clark's best works.

Dates

1912

Creator

Clark, James L. (James Lippitt), 1883-1969 (Sculptor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This statue is located in the Reading Room of the Ewell Stewart Library at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.

Physical Location

Located in the Reading Room of the Ewell Stewart Library at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia until 10/13/2013. Removed to Archives storage as a result of extensive chipping and damage to the sculpture after repeated moving around for events and other functions in the Library Reading Room.

Physical Facet

Sculpture is missing the Tick Birds that once adorned its back between 1976 and 2013. They were supposedly knocked off and lost while either in storage or when moved in the Library Reading Room.

Physical Facet

Sculpture has sustained numerous chips and cracks due to its constant moving while on display in the Library Reading Room. The legs in particular have sustained fractures and are starting to separate from the base. Sculpture should only be moved by holding onto the base, not the legs.