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    		• Schade, William B.,
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Animal -- Whale
     
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    		• Homage -- Melville, Herman
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Birdhouse, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Schade, William B., sculptor.
    Title: 
    Birdhouse, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Bird Condominium, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1973-1974. Dedicated 1974.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: pine; Pole: cedar.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Pole: approx. H. 14 ft. x Circum. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Metal plaque on pole:) BIRDHOUSE/1974/W.B. SCHADE signed
    Description: 
    A tall birdhouse with multiple entrances and rooms, with figurines including a whale, interspersed throughout. A chicken originally stood atop the birdhouse, which sits atop a pole with an inscribed plaque.
    Subject: 
    Object -- Other -- Birdhouse
    Animal -- Whale
    Homage -- Melville, Herman
    Occupation -- Writer -- Author
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Albany, Department of Parks & Recreation, 7 Hoffman Avenue, Albany, New York 12209
    Located Washington Park, East side near Hudson Avenue, Albany, New York
    Remarks: 
    Dedicated by Albany Mayor Erastus Corning. Whale was added in honor of Herman Melville, who briefly lived in Albany while writing "Moby Dick."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS NY000362
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