''Bison'' () is an outdoor 1902 bronze sculpture of a
bison
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Of the two surviving species, the American ...
by German sculptor
Rudolf Siemering
Rudolph Siemering (10 August 1835, Königsberg - 23 January 1905, Berlin) was a German sculptor, known for his works in both Germany and the United States.
Biography
He attended the art academy in Königsberg and then became the pupil of Gustav ...
, installed in
Tiergarten,
Berlin
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, Germany. The first cast was for the
Washington Monument
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dedicated in 1897 in
Philadelphia
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.
See also
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1902 in art
Events from the year 1902 in art.
Events
* June – The group ''Boadicea and Her Daughters'' (1856–83) by Thomas Thornycroft (died 1885) is cast in bronze and erected on the Victoria Embankment in London.
* July – Cecil and Wilfred Phillips ...
References
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1902 establishments in Germany
1902 sculptures
Animal sculptures in Germany
Bronze sculptures in Germany
Sculptures of bison
Mitte
Outdoor sculptures in Berlin
Statues in Germany
Works by German people
Tiergarten (park)
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