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Birdhouse, (sculpture). Artist:  Schade, William B., sculptor. Title:  Birdhouse, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bird Condominium, (sculpture). Dates:  1973-1974. Dedicated 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pine; Pole: cedar. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Pole: approx. H. 14 ft. x Circum. 2 ft. Inscription:  (Metal plaque on pole:) BIRDHOUSE/1974/W.B. SCHADE signed Description:  A tall birdhouse with multiple entrances and rooms, with figurines including a whale, interspersed throughout. A chicken originally stood atop the birdhouse, which sits atop a pole with an inscribed plaque. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Birdhouse Animal -- Whale Homage -- Melville, Herman Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albany, Department of Parks & Recreation, 7 Hoffman Avenue, Albany, New York 12209 Located Washington Park, East side near Hudson Avenue, Albany, New York Remarks:  Dedicated by Albany Mayor Erastus Corning. Whale was added in honor of Herman Melville, who briefly lived in Albany while writing "Moby Dick." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992. 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 NY000362   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000362 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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