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MONUMENT TO PENELOPE (REX) (1939)

Artist
Unknown

Medium
Sculpture

Material
Bronze on stone base

This petite bronze sculpture memorializes Penelope, a dog noted locally in Inglewood for following a postman along his route.  The collie, rendered in careful detail by an unknown sculptor, is a small but beloved tribute to an exceptional animal companion.

An inscription on the fountain base states: "A faithful dog which followed the mail carrier on Route Fifteen in Inglewood daily for more than thirteen years. This fountain was erected through popular subscription received from citizens and friends to animals." November 25, 1939.