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The Deerstalker
The Deerstalker

The Deerstalker

Artist/Maker Edward Kemeys United States, 1843 - 1907
Datebefore 1885
MediumBronze
Dimensionsimage: 12 1/4 × 22 in. (31.1 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds generously donated by the Masters Forum, Rosella and Carl Thorne, and the Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Object numberM2009.015
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On view
DescriptionMountain lion perched on a rock, stalking a deer. According Michael Richman's thesis on Kemeys, this is likely a model for Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, to parallel Still Hunt in Central Park. The monumental version never materialized.
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