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 Il Porcellino - Fayetteville AR
N 36° 04.227 W 094° 10.476
15S E 394228 N 3992400
This statue and fountain, on the front lawn of the Chi Omega Chapter House, is one of 11 copies of the original, which is in Florence, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMDNFC
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2012
Views: 2
On Wednesday, February 08, 2006, the University of Arkansas publicly unveiled "Il Porcellino", a bronze statue given by the Suzie Stephens and Jim Hatfield family, and which traveled to Fayetteville from Florence, Italy, last summer. A replica of the original, the wild boar statue is said to grant the wishes of those who throw coins into the fountain. -above text from ( visit link)
TITLE: Il Porcellino
ARTIST(S): Tacca, Pietro, 1577-1640, sculptor. (copy after)
DATE: Original 1612. Copy installed Nov. 2005
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74850086
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Front lawn of th Chi Omega Chapter House
940 Maple St
Fayetteville AR 72701
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted - precisely as described, and still in excellent shape.
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