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Hekkilk, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitten, Peter, sculptor. Title:  Hekkilk, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stone or dyed concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 19 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture comprised of a group of tilted concrete or stone planes, dyed to represent the surrounding landscape. Subject:  Abstract Ethnic -- Indian -- Diegueno Landscape -- California Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Escondido Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Escondido, City of Escondido Public Arts Commission, Community Services Department, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, California 92025 Located Escondido Transit Center, East Valley Parkway, Escondido, California Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: "HEKKILK" ; "A BIG DENT, AS IN A PASS/THROUGH MOUNTAINS"/(FROM THE DIEGUENO INDIAN DICTIONARY)/THE PLAN VIEW OF THE SCULPTURE SHOWS A/PASSAGE BETWEEN THE TWO TILTED PLANES./THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS APPROXIMATELY/20 MILES SOUTH;/LAKE HENSHAW IS 20 MILES/EAST, AND;/PALOMAR MOUNTAIN/OBSERVATORY IS 19 MILES/NORTHEAST. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego 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 CA000978   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000978 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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