Still Hunt

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Sculptor: Edward Kemeys (1843-1907)
Date: 1881-1883
Placed in Park: 1883
Material: Bronze

Still Hunt, a crouching panther waiting to pounce, was created by Edward Kemeys, the famous American sculptor who also created the famous Hudson Bay wolves at the Philadephia Zoo, and lions at the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Situated on a rock outcrop on the west side of the East Drive at the edge of the Ramble, the crouching animal has scared many joggers as they approach this life-size and realistic representation. Unlike the traditional sculptures of other animals in the Park that sit on a base or pedestal, Kemeys situated his animal directly atop the ledge of the rock. Kemeys was so interested in depicting his animals in a realistic mode that he traveled to the western states to see them in their native habitat.

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