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Days Go By, (sculpture). Artist:  Goldbloom, Brian, 1950- , sculptor. Title:  Days Go By, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  2 pieces. First piece: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 9 ft. x L. 19 ft.; Piece 2: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 8 ft. x D. 18 in. Inscription:  (On the top plane of the first piece:) "DAYS GO BY"/BRIAN GOLDBLOOM/1987/SPONSORED BY/THE BELLINGHAM MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION/The stone used for this project was in use as curbstones/in the streets of downtown Bellingham until 1982/at which time they were removed to make way/for modernization unsigned Description:  The first piece consists of tilted building planes projecting from the sidewalk; a bench set into the building plane; and a rough wall surface. The second piece consists of a post and lintel arch. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellingham Bench Arch Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bellingham, Parks and Recreation Department, 3424 Meridan, Bellingham, Washington 98226 Located Doublas Plaza, Corner of Magnolia & Champion Streets, Bellingham, Washington Remarks:  The sculptures are made from pieces of granite that were installed to cover the city's streets around 1910. The granite was quarried in British Columbia. The sculptures cost $60,000. Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $20,000 given in 1985 to the City of Bellingham. Additional funding was provided by local corporations, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the City of Bellingham. People walk and sit on the sculptures. IAS files contain a photocopy of a mock-up of the sculptures. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 1997. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 WA000287   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000287 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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