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Bufano, Beniamino,
Abstract
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Penguin's Prayer, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, sculptor.
Title:
Penguin's Prayer, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 4, 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: grey and red granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 17 ft. x 70 in. x 70 in.; Base: approx. 21 1/2 x 106 1/2 x 106 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) PENGUIN'S PRAYER/BY BENIAMINO BUFANO/PLACED BY/LAKE MERCED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION/BUFANO SOCIETY FOR THE ARTS/DEDICATED DECEMBER 4, 1976/PLAQUE PRESENTED BY/THE JOHN MUIR APARTMENTS unsigned
Description:
Abstract grouping of three penguins. The tallest penguin has a red granite beak which is pointed skyward. Two smaller penguins huddle against the taller one. The grey granite sculpture stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Bird -- Penguin
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 Lake Merced Boulevard, south of Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was placed by the Lake Merced Neighborhood Association. IAS files contain copy of related Arts Commission April 2, 1976 correspondence.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
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 CA001770
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001770
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