Portable Trojan Bear - Houston,TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 43.085 W 095° 23.234
15R E 269074 N 3289933
Sit next to the train tracks for the Herman Park Zoo train.
Waymark Code: WM11R7Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2019
Views: 1
Smithsonian Art Inventory"Bear-shaped playground item has four wheels at each leg and ladder rungs at the rear. A semi-circular pipe sits on the bear's back. The head is featureless except for the prominent nose and ears."
TITLE: The Portable Trojan Bear
ARTIST(S): Jim Love
DATE: 1974
MEDIUM: Wolmanized Pine & Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000339
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Concert Drive at Herman Park Drive / Houston, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
It actually has eyes too!
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