COLO BUST

COLO BUST
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A bronze bust of Colo the gorilla, mounted on an engraved pedestal.

Colo, born at the Columbus Zoo in 1956, was the first gorilla ever to be born in captivity. She was named after her birth city Columbus and was a prominent feature of the zoo for 60 years before dying in January of 2017.

Located by the gorilla enclosure in Congo Expedition Region of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Materials

Bronze and Concrete

Dates

Made: 2000

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Location

4850 W Powell Rd, Powell, OH, 43065
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Categories
    Sculpture
Type
    Public Art
Artist

Alan H. Hamwi

Attributes
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Outdoors
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