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(Porpoises Atop Globes), (sculpture). Artist:  EDAW, Inc., landscape architect. Larson Company, fabricator. HDR Engineering, Inc., engineering firm. Title:  (Porpoises Atop Globes), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Virginia Beach Boardwalk Sculpture: Porpoises Atop Globes, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1993-1995. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: H. 7 ft. 6 in.; Porpoise: approx. D. 5 ft. 10 in.; Globe: approx. Diam. 42 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 48 x 48 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Identical pair of gray porpoises flanks the sidewalk. Each animal rests on a globe painted aqua, brown and white, supported by a natural-colored square base with a painted black cap. Subject:  Animal -- Porpoise Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Virginia Beach, Department of General Services, 2612 George Mason Drive, Municipal Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456 Located Virginia Beach Boardwalk, 5th Street & Boardwalk, Virginia Beach, Virginia Remarks:  The firm EDAW, Inc. is believed to have overseen the entire Boardwalk sculpture project. The sculpture was fabricated by The Larson Company, with the assistance of HDR Engineering, Inc. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000346   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000346 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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