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The Battleship of the Plains
The Battleship of the Plains

The Battleship of the Plains

Alternate Title(s)
  • African Black Rhino with Tick Birds
Artist/Maker James Lippitt Clark United States, 1883 - 1969
Date1912
MediumBronze
Dimensions27 3/4 × 38 × 17 1/2 in. (70.5 × 96.5 × 44.5 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2008.004
ClassificationsSculpture
SignedSigned
Inscribed"JAS. L. Clark SC" Prside
On View
Not on view
DescriptionAfrican Black Rhinoceros standing on mud hill with tick birds on its back. Inscription at rear: Roman Bronze Works NY
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