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Brown, Joan,
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Beverly Hills
Mosaic
Sculpture
The Center Obelisk, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brown, Joan, 1938-1990, sculptor.
Title:
The Center Obelisk, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, tile.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Concrete obelisk covered with ceramic tile mosaic. The tip of the obelisk has a red and white checkered mosaic pattern. Hummingbirds with white wings and red breast fly near the top of the obelisk.
Palm
trees are featured on the lower half and a border of red tulips in a blue background runs along the base of the obelisk. The obelisk stands in the center of a brick plaza.
Subject:
Animal
--
Bird
--
Hummingbird
Object
--
Foliage
--
Palm
Object
--
Flower
--
Tulip
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
California
--
Beverly Hills
Mosaic
Sculpture
Owner:
Hilton Hotels Corporation, 9336 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001290
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001290
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