A little more about sculpture

Our new neighborhood tree sculpture has me thinking a lot about the art of sculpture.  I love looking at sculptures and am in awe of the talent it takes to create them.  One of my absolute favorite sculptures is Edgar Degas' Small Dancer Age 14. 

I saw her in for the first time in 2000 at  Musée d'Orsay . 

I love how he added fabric to the bronze statue.   

Michelangelo's Pietà is on my bucket list I think it is one of the most amazing sculptures ever made...

I'm looking forward to the day I go to  Saint Peter's Basilica and see it in person!

I also really enjoy sculptures made from unique materials.  Here are some fun ones. Can you guess what each is made of?   

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Now that I'm all worked up about sculpture, I'm off on a work trip that will let me see this in person:

I'm totally excited as I have been trying to get here for years!

Can you guess where I'm going?

Send me an EMAIL with your guess of the materials used in the above pictures as well as where you think I will see this lovely lion.  I'll pick up a little something on my trip for the person who gets the most answers correct.  I'll post the answers and the name of winner on Saturday.  In the case of a tie, the winner will be selected randomly.