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Catalog Number |
2011.500.001 |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Description |
This is a plaster horse sculpture. The plaster is covered with a brown substance that could be paint. It stands on an oval base. The sculpture was given to Margaret Walker. It was produced by John Hoppe, a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Country School at Chester Springs in 1941 and given to the Vincent M. Reed family in whose barn the student lived. The Reeds gave it to Ms. Walker. |
Date |
05/05/2011 |
Creator |
John Hoppe |
Dimensions |
H-14 L-18 inches |
Collection |
HYS Collection |
Classification |
Art Sculpture |
Condition |
Good |
Credit line |
Gift of Kennedy, Lafferty, Barrett and Diamond Families |
Dimension Details |
18" long 14" high on an oval base which is cracked |
Dimension type |
1 |
Height (in) |
14 |
Length (in) |
18 |
People |
Reed, Vincent M. Walker, Margaret Hoppe, John Paul |
Provenance |
Given to Margaret R. Walker who managed horses for the Vincent M. Reed farm in Chester Springs. A student of the PAFA Country School there took to living in the Reed barn and sculpted this horse. Mr. Reed was known to purchase horses from the US Calvary in the early 20 th century. One was named Danburn and the student sculpted him and gave it to the Reeds for allowing him to live in the barn and for providing meals. The Reeds later gave it to Margaret Walker. Margaret believes it should be returned to its home in Chester Springs. |
Search Terms |
Art Horses Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Sculpture |
Lexicon sub-category |
Art |
Subjects |
Art Art objects Horses Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Sculpture Yellow Springs |
Title |
Danburn |
Material |
plaster |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1940 |