Scioto Lounge I At the River (Lounging Deer)
- Bronze
- 77 x 36 x 28 in
- Terry Allen
The sculptures were installed by artist Terry Allen in 2015 as a part of a rehabilitation project that turned the Scioto Mile into a multi-use park and trail. The artist came up with the concept after visiting the city and learning that the Scioto River takes its name from the Shawnee word for “hairy water.” According to local legend, when the Shawnee first migrated to the Scioto River valley from the Carolinas, they found deer hair floating in the river.
Allen used forms from a taxidermist to model the deer, but added joints in the arms and legs to make them appear more human-like. Multiple molds were cut and formed to pose the deer in human positions. The artist hand detailed each deer in wax and the bronzes were made using the lost wax method.
This deer reclining in grass watching the river, head slightly oriented to proper left. Deer is reclining on back resting on elbows with each arm resting flat on the grass. Proper left and right legs bent at knees. Rear hooves rest down on grass. Front legs both slightly angled away from torso. Back of hooves resting on to and parallel to grass.
- Created: 2014
- Current Location: Genoa Park (google map)
- Collections: Outdoor, Sculptures