Pygmy Hippopotamus, National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

January 1986

Volker Seding

Associated Names
Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

This is a photograph of a concrete enclosure with water and hippos. The image shows a worn habitat containing two hippos in separate pools of water. The enclosure features high concrete walls and rusted metal bars dividing the two sections. The lighting is muted, and there is noticeable wear and discoloration on the walls. The atmosphere is stark and utilitarian, with a solitary camera mounted on the wall.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN), 1988; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-86; lower left below image: 2/50; on verso of mount, center stamped in black ink: © VOLKER SEDING; center in graphite: PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMUS / NATIONAL ZOO, WASHINGTON, D.C. / JANUARY 1986 / PRINTED: FEB. 86 / 2/50; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1988.5.11

Wikidata ID

Q64171564

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