Testudo
Dublin Core
Title
Testudo
Subject
Outdoor sculpture
Description
In 1933, the football coach decided the diamondback terrapin should be the school mascot. A live terrapin served as model and is now held, as taxidermy, by University Archives. Students rub Testudo's nose for good luck and leave offerings to the statue before exams.
Creator
Cianfarani, Aristide B. (1895-1960); Gorham Manufacturing Co., Rhode Island
Source
Rector, Kevin. "A tightly kept symbol of Maryland's past." The Diamondback. December 13, 2005.
http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_acc4a94c-82d3-56ab-a170-d5debb3967e3.html.
http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_acc4a94c-82d3-56ab-a170-d5debb3967e3.html.
"The Art of Making Testudo." TerpCollaboratory. https://vimeo.com/132435824.
"ABC's of UMD: Letter T." Terrapin Tales from the University of Maryland Archives. https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/tag/diamondback-terrapin/.
Kayla, Niharika. "20 Reasons Why the University of Maryland is the Greatest School on Earth." Society19. April 13, 2016. http://www.society19.com/20-reasons-university-maryland-greatest-school-earth/.
Format
Bronze
Coverage
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In front of McKeldin Library, 7649 Library Ln, College Park, MD 20742
In front of McKeldin Library, 7649 Library Ln, College Park, MD 20742
Citation
Cianfarani, Aristide B. (1895-1960); Gorham Manufacturing Co., Rhode Island, “Testudo,” Got Art? Find Art at UMD, accessed December 21, 2024, http://got-art.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/12.