Pumas
This is one of a pair of Pumas that guard the entrance to the new Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Originally, they were made in 1940, composed of terrazzo painted black, and installed on either side of the entrance to the original museum. After 60 years the statues became quite worn, so molds were made from the originals, and new statues were cast in bronze in 2007. The originals were restored and placed in storage.
The Michigan-born sculptor, Carelton Watson Angell (1887-1962), was the Museum Artist, and worked at U of M for 30 years.
Pumas
This is one of a pair of Pumas that guard the entrance to the new Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Originally, they were made in 1940, composed of terrazzo painted black, and installed on either side of the entrance to the original museum. After 60 years the statues became quite worn, so molds were made from the originals, and new statues were cast in bronze in 2007. The originals were restored and placed in storage.
The Michigan-born sculptor, Carelton Watson Angell (1887-1962), was the Museum Artist, and worked at U of M for 30 years.