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The Expanding Universe, (sculpture). Artist:  Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, sculptor. Title:  The Expanding Universe, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Peace Statue, The, (sculpture). Dates:  1969. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Tile, concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 71 ft. x Diam. 10 ft. Description:  Tall concrete obelisk topped by an orange hand. The front and back sides of the obelisk are covered with ceramic tile mosaic. On one side the mosaic includes a face immediately below the hand, followed by three ornate birds with outspread wings followed by a figure in a long white robe. The figure holds its hands palms facing out. On the opposite side of the obelisk, a relief of a face framed in an orange niche is immediately below the hand. Below the face is a mosaic of a long, abstract figure in a striped white, yellow and red robe. The obelisk stands directly on the ground. Subject:  Abstract Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Figure -- Fragment -- Face Figure -- Full length Animal -- Bird Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Jenner Mosaic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of California, Department of Parks & Recreation, P. O. Box 440, Mendocino, California 95460 Located Timber Cove Inn, 21780 North Coast Highway 1, Jenner, California References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA002002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA002002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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