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Lovers Bench for a New Millennium, (sculpture). Artist:  Butler, Eugenia, 1947-2008, sculptor. Title:  Lovers Bench for a New Millennium, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bench, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Brass, copper, stainless steel, turf. Dimensions:  2 units. Approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On medallions on back of bench:) ATTENTION TO THE TRANSCENDENTAL MESSAGE/A MATIX (sic) OF POWER/PHYSICAL TRANSPORT/A CONSTANT KNOWLEDGE OF DEATH/A MAGNETIZED VORTEX OF FEELING unsigned Description:  Installation of a bench and table. The bench has a double curve seat. A spire grows out of filigree forming the back of the bench. Attached to one side of the bench is a copper tear-cup. Medallions are suspended along the back of the bench. Placed in front of the bench is a low table. The surface of the table is covered in turf grass. The turf is surrounded by iron and copper elements that repeat the bench motifs. The sculpture sits directly on the ground. Subject:  Allegory -- Passion -- Love Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Long Beach Bench Sculpture Owner:  California State University, Long Beach, University Art Museum, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned for the grounds of the new University Art Museum. The artist's inspiration for the project was based on William Blake's drawing "Raphael Warns Adam and Eve". IAS files contain Constance W. Glenn's (ed.) "Reconfiguring Boundaries/Defining Spaces: Maren Hassinger, Frederick Fisher, Eugenia Butler", Long Beach: University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach, 1994. 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 CA002024   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA002024 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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