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Coyote Bench, (sculpture). Artist:  Nagasawa, Nobuho, 1959- , sculptor. EDAW, Inc., landscape architect. Title:  Coyote Bench, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast stone and stone. Dimensions:  Approx. 4 x 6 x 2 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On bench back, incised lettering:) COYOTE AND THE WATER A GABRIELINO MYTH/A coyote who considered himself superior to anything on the face of/the earth, came one day to a small river. Seeing the water run so slow,/he asked, "What about a race?" "Agreed to," answered the water very calmly./The coyote ran at full speed along the river bank until he was totally exhausted/and could hardly stand. He saw the water still running smoothly on. He walked away/with his tail between his legs, having something to reflect upon for many a year unsigned Description:  A cast stone bench. Its "back" is inscribed with a Gabrielino coyote myth; the seat is formed by stones in the shape of letters that spell "Y.T.U.R." Subject:  Abstract Ethnic -- Indian -- Gabrielino Mythology -- American Indian -- Coyote and the water Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Anaheim Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Anaheim, Redevelopment Agency, 201 South Anaheim Avenue, City Hall West, Anaheim, California 92805 Located 125 West Harbor Place, Anaheim, California References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001464   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001464 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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