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Tiger Statues (page 1)

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Smilodon
Yucca Valley, CA
This Smilodon sculpture was created by Frank Antone Martin. He donated it to the city in 1952. It was originally white and had anatomically correct private parts. Although commonly referred to as a saber-toothed tiger, the Smilodon was not related to tigers and has been extinct since the end of the Pleistocene period. Martin is best known for his multiple statues at Desert Christ Park in Yucca Valley. [map]

Saber-Toothed Tiger and Panther
Bakersfield, CA
These Saber-Toothed Tiger and Panther sculptures are installed at the Kern County Museum. The Panther might actually be a mountain lion.

Tiger
Sebastopol, CA		 Tiger
Clermont, FL
This Tiger sculpture in Sebastopol was created by Patrick Amiot. It was installed at Analy High School by 2008. The tiger is the school's mascot. [map]

This Tiger statue in Clermont is located at the Showcase of Citrus. [map]

Tiger
Key West, FL
The Tiger in Key West stood in front of Glynn Archer Elementary School when this photo was taken in 2009. The tiger was the school's mascot. The sheet metal sculpture was produced by George Carey and his Key West High School welding class in 1986. In 2013, the school closed and was about to be converted into a new City Hall. The tiger was going to be moved to another school but the decision was ultimately to keep it where it was originally. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Golden Tiger
Gainesville, GA
The Golden Tiger is the mascot of Brenau University which is near this bronze statue. It was sculpted by Gregory Johnson and installed in 2013. It is 14 feet long. The statue was named Lucile as a tribute to Lucile Townsend Pearce, the wife of a previous University president. [map]

Bengal Tiger
Pocatello, ID
This bronze Bengal Tiger sculpture was installed at Idaho State University in 2012. It was created by Malynda Cooper. The previous statue was created from papier-mache by Charles Koval in the late 1950s or early 1960s for a parade float. That statue was removed in 2013. It was put in storage but later destroyed. [map]

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McPherson, KS		 Mike the Tiger
Baton Rouge, LA
The Tiger in McPherson is installed in front of Central Christian College. The tiger, aka "Toby the Tiger", is the school's mascot. This photo is from 2010. The sculpture was repainted in 2013. In 2017, it was moved inside the lobby of the school's library. For more, see this website.

This 12-foot-long, bronze Mike the Tiger sculpture at Louisiana State University is installed on campus in front of the real tiger mascot's habitat. The sculpture was created by Patrick Miller around 2008. For more, see this website. [map]

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Towson

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