Carl Ethan Akeley

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Description

Carl Ethan Akeley
Stung
signed: © Carl E Akeley, dated 1914, with the foundry mark ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- and titled "Stung" (on the base)
bronze, dark brown patina
height: 9 1/4 in.
23.5 cm

Literature

Dorothy S. Green, "Carl Akeley: Sculptor-Taxidermist," American Magazine of Art, 1924, pp. 125-130

Catalogue Note

Akeley created the model for Stung while working on his design and installation for the African Hall at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. For further information, see lot 31.