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    		• Surls, James,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Object -- Flower
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sea Flower, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Surls, James, 1943- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Sea Flower, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Seaflower, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1978.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Pine and steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 24 x 22 x 30 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Surls 78 signed
    Description: 
    An abstract depiction of a sea urchin/flower with a wooden tentacles projecting from a orange-painted metal spine. The tentacles are eight inch diameter wooden poles with points on the ends. Four of the tentacles are bolted to the cement pavement.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object -- Flower
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Coadministered by City of New Bedford, Department of Public Facilities, City Hall, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
    Coadministered by New Bedford Historical Commission, 133 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
    Coadministered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located Hastings Keith Federal Building, Plaza at Elm & Sixth Streets, New Bedford, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a plaque beneath the sculpture reads: JAMES SURLES/"SEA FLOWER"/1978/COMMISSIONED UNDER THE/ART-IN-ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    General Services Administration, 1984, 1988.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    "Art in Architecture Program," G.S.A., U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C., 1979.
    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 75002804
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