Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tiger at Bay
1965
— Albino Manca (1898-1976) —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
1. Tiger at Bay Marker
Inscription.
Tiger at Bay. The artist, Sardinian-born Albino Manca, chose to represent this fierce and commanding cat posed in a defensive position , perhaps warding off its main predator and enemy , man. Albino Manca was a professor of art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and lived most of his career in New York. He exhibited this bronze sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1965, where it was purchased by the Fairmount Park Art Association in 1966 and installed at ground level in a natural setting.
The artist, Sardinian-born Albino Manca, chose to represent this fierce and commanding cat posed in a defensive position — perhaps warding off its main predator and enemy — man. Albino Manca was a professor of art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and lived most of his career in New York. He exhibited this bronze sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1965, where it was purchased by the Fairmount Park Art Association in 1966 and installed at ground level in a natural setting.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
Location. 39° 58.098′ N, 75° 10.933′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairmount Park. Marker is on Kelly Drive, 0.1 miles west of Fairmount Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
2. Tiger at Bay and its namesake marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
