The Bex Eagle

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The Bex Eagle
The Bex Eagle - Pershing Park.JPG
Statue in 2009
Artist Lorenzo Ghiglieri
Year1982 (1982)
Type Bronze, granite [1]
Dimensions1.3 m× 0.84 m(40½ in× 50 in× 33 in)
Location Washington, D.C., United States
Owner Department of the Interior

The Bex Eagle is a bronze sculpture located in Pershing Park, Washington, D.C.

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It was dedicated on May 3, 1982. [2]

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References

  1. "The Bex Eagle, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  2. "The Bex Eagle, (sculpture) | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2014-07-07.