Location
| Hershey, Pennsylvania
'The Wasp' by Stanley Wanlass, 1993
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Offered Without Reserve
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- Number 23 of 40, signed by the artist and dated 1993
- Bronze with painted highlights mounted on a two-tiered base
- Depicts Ray Harroun driving to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911
- Measures 30 × 12.5 × 12 in.
This impressive polychrome bronze depicts Ray Harroun piloting the six-cylinder, boat-tailed Marmon to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. It is mounted on a two-tiered wooden display base and is fitted with a brass decorative band engraved with details of all the racers at the 1911 event. Signed “S. Wanlass” on the rear left side of the tail, this impressive polychrome bronze is the 23rd of a limited edition of 40 examples. Executed in 1993.
