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Habitat, (sculpture). Artist:  Mullican, John Neal, 1940- , sculptor. New Arts Foundry, founder. Title:  Habitat, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Great Egrets, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1989. Commissioned July 26, 1990. 1991. Dedicated 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: honeycomb aluminum with laminated stone and granite; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  3 sculptures. Each sculpture: approx. 3 1/2 x 8 x 8 ft.; Each base: approx. 2 1/2 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  (On rear of each sculpture, near base:) Mullican 1991 (On bronze plaque on front of one base:) "Habitat"/Great Egrets/By/John Neal Mullican/1991 signed Description:  The work depicts a total of four snowy egrets perched on three tree stumps. Each tree stump is mounted on a tall block of granite of varying heights. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Egret Landscape -- Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Laurel Sculpture Owner:  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Richard G. Hocevar Building, Laurel, Maryland 20707 Provenance:  Formerly located Washington Sanitary Commission, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Consolidated Office Building, Laurel, Maryland 20707 Remarks:  The Richard G. Hocevar Building was originally named the Consolidated Office Building (COB), and the sculpture was dedicated at the building's dedication. IAS files contain the artists statement and sketches for the sculpture; an excerpt from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission publication entitled "Pipeline," n.d., pg. 13; and a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission brochure from May 1992, entitled "WSCC Consolidated Office Building." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission brochure, May 1992, pg. 6. Illustration:  Image on file. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission brochure, May 1992, pg. 6. 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 MD000463   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000463 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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