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Rivera, Reynaldo,
Lujan, Saul,
Vasquez, Luis,
Vladimir Alvarado Foundry,
Animal -- Bear
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
Sculpture
Osos Del Canon, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rivera
, Reynaldo,
1938-
,
sculptor
.
Lujan, Saul, assistant.
Vasquez, Luis, assistant.
Vladimir Alvarado Foundry, founder.
Title:
Osos Del Canon, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Feb. 14, 1994. 1955. Copyrighted 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 80 x 76 x 88 in.; Base: approx. 50 x 85 x 96 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left rear leg of each bear:) (copyright symbol) R.
Rivera
/1995 Vladimir Alvarado Foundry signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A family of three bears is installed on a boulder in an arroyo. A mother bear and a cub stand on four paws atop the boulder. The mother looks back over her proper right shoulder towards a second cub who is climbing up the boulder. The brownish-black patina simulates the natural color of Sandia bears.
Subject:
Animal -- Bear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
Located Bear Canyon Arroyo, Tramway Boulevard, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Remarks:
Commissioned for the City's Percent for Art Program for $30,000. IAS files contain a related article from the Albuquerque Journal, March 6, 1995, a project initiation form from the City's One Percent for Art, Public Art Program and a portion of the artist's proposal.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Albuquerque Journal, March 6, 1995, Sect. B, Pg. 8.
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 NM000523
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000523
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