The Charging Herd
Carl E. Akeley
American Art
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1915
DIMENSIONS
12 5/8 x 28 3/8 x 12 5/8 in., 80.4 lb. (32.1 x 72.1 x 32.1 cm, 36.5kg) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Inscribed on proper rear of base: "Cast for / George D. Pratt Esqr. No. [?] / Limited to Ten Copies / C.E.A and 11-9-1"
SIGNATURE
Inscribed on proper left side of base: "The Charging Herd" and "Carl E. Akeley / © 1915"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
16.508
CREDIT LINE
Gift of George D. Pratt
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Statuette of herd of seven elephants; pressed tightly together; herd strides down a declining base.
Condition: good; white corrosion in some crevices.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Carl E. Akeley (American, 1864–1926). The Charging Herd, 1915. Bronze, 12 5/8 x 28 3/8 x 12 5/8 in., 80.4 lb. (32.1 x 72.1 x 32.1 cm, 36.5kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 16.508. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.508_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 16.508_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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