The Lion Fighter Poster

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This is another dramatic, bronze statue outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Basically, this is a violent equestrian statue. It depicts a figure on a horse killing a lion. It is pretty gruesome. There is a companion sculpture across the plaza steps, also at the base which has another statue with the same flavor of this one.

The original Lion Fighter sits as a companion piece to Auguste Kiss's Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther on the steps of the National Museum in Berlin. The Fairmount Park Art Association purchased the original plaster cast for The Lion Fighter in 1889 and placed it in Memorial Hall for public viewing, along with a plaster version of the Amazon. This bronze was cast locally by the Bureau Brothers in 1892 for exhibition at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. When returned to Philadelphia, it was installed on a "jutting rock" on East River Drive. It was moved to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1929, where - as in Berlin - it accompan...

My wife and I love to travel the back roads of the East Coast and discover the hidden gems Americ a has to offer. We are always looking for someplace new, to see and experience new things. I like to present my unique view thru photography and try to convey the sight and feeling that inspired me to make that image. It seems like a have always had a camera. My first camera was an old brownie my Grandfather gave me whe I was 5. In High school I took a few photography cl;asses and continued taking class when I went away to college. There I started photographing parties, banquets, sporting events, and portraits. After college I spent time doing freelance and working in a camera store. I did soem work for Rockpile magazine,...

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