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    		• Benson, David,
     
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    		• Object -- Foodstuff
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Acorn, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Benson, David, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Acorn, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: copper; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x Diam. 7 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 5 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on base:) "THE ACORN"/A Gift to the City of Raleigh/from the/1992 Bicentennial Commission/David Benson Artist/Builder/Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor/(seven names listed) unsigned
    Description: 
    An acorn connected to the triangular concrete base with a low column.
    Subject: 
    Object -- Foodstuff -- Nuts
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina
    Located Moore Square, Raleigh, North Carolina
    Remarks: 
    Gift of 1992 Bicentennial Commission.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000201
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