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Man's Best Friends, (sculpture). Artist:  Aubert, Margaret, 1947- , sculptor. Vandenberge, Peter Willem, 1935- , sculptor. Haag, Ed, landscape architect. Title:  Man's Best Friends, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Dec. 4, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted ceramic and topiary; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  16 sculptures. Largest piece: approx. 8 x 8 x 3 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 50 ft. x 25 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Large topiary and smaller ceramic sculpture of animals, including dogs, raccoon, skunk, cat, birds; and a little boy sitting and petting a rabbit with his proper left hand. The little boy wears a white hat, red top and blue pants. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Full length Animal -- Bird Animal -- Dog Animal -- Cat Animal -- Rabbit Animal -- Raccoon Animal -- Skunk Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Sacramento, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program, 800 Tenth Street, Suite 1, Sacramento, California 95814 Located Animal Care and Control Center, 2127 Front Street, Sacramento, California Remarks:  Possibly commissioned by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission under the Art in Public Places Program. Nearby plaque reads: Ed Haag/(1926----)American/Peter Vanden Berge/(1935----)American/b. The Netherlands/Margaret Aubert/(1947----)American/MAN'S BEST FRIENDS/1993/Painted steel, vines, ceramics/City of Sacramento/Department of Public Works/Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. IAS files contain copy of dedication brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento 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 CA000666   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000666 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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