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Bufano, Beniamino,
Abstract
Animal -- Bear
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Bear, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, sculptor.
Title:
Bear, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1930s (?). Relocated Sept. 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast granite; Base: cast granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 30 in. x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 21 x 34 x 70 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract bear standing on all four legs. The cast granite sculpture stands on a rectangular self-base. The bottom of the base slopes upward from front to back.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Bear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Located University of California San Francisco, Medical Center, Northwest corner of Third Avenue & Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was in city storage for many years before being located at its current site in 1976. IAS files contain copy of related article from San Francisco Progress, Sept. 3, 1976.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
San Francisco Progress, Sept. 3, 1976.
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 CA001723
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001723
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