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Seamans, Beverly Benson,
Animal -- Bird
Homage -- Blake, Joan Chapman
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Salem
Sculpture
(Two Sea Gulls), (sculpture).
Artist:
Seamans, Beverly Benson, sculptor.
Title:
(Two Sea Gulls), (sculpture).
Dates:
1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sea gulls: bronze; Base: fieldstone.
Dimensions:
2 sea gulls. First sea gull: approx. 18 x 43 x 29 in.; Second sea gull: approx. 34 x 38 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 42 x 69 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(On the underside of each sea gull's tail:) Beverly B. Seamans 74 (On bronze plaque on front of base:) A MEMORIAL TO/JOAN CHAPMAN BLAKE/FROM HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS/PRESENTED BY THE/SALEM HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION/ON THE/100TH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE SALEM HOSPITAL/1874-1974/BEVERLY BENSON SEAMANS, SCULPTOR. signed
Description:
Two sea gulls, with wings outstretched, stand and face each other. The sea gulls are placed atop a large boulder.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Gull
Homage -- Blake, Joan Chapman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Salem
Sculpture
Owner:
Salem Hospital, 81 Highland Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Remarks:
Sculpture memorializes Joan Chapman Blake. Given by her family and friends. Presented by the Salem Hospital Aid Association on the 100th anniversary of the Salem Hospital.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts 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 MA000036
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000036
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