Pair of Hippos

LOCATION
Swope Park, Zoo Drive south of Starlight Drive, Kansas City, MO

OWNER
City of Kansas City Parks & Recreation

ARTIST
Kenneth Lynch & Sons

DATES
1994

MEDIUM
Cast concrete

A pair of hippos stand atop stone columns on opposite sides of Zoo Drive at the north vehicular entrance to the area where the Kansas City Zoo and Starlight Theatre are located. These hippos were stock manufactured by and purchased from the Kenneth Lynch & Sons company.