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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Finch, Kay, sculptor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sea Lions on The Rock, (sculpture). Dates:  1970. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  (1,000 lbs.). Description:  A mother sea lion and pup mounted on a concrete foundation. The sculpture is situated on a natural rock formation in the ocean surf. Subject:  Homage -- Finch, Braden Occupation -- Writer -- Editor Occupation -- Political -- Municipal Official Animal -- Seal Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Newport Beach Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newport Beach, Arts Commission, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California 92663 Located In surf below Inspiration Point at Ocean Boulevard & Orchid Avenue, Newport Beach, California Remarks:  Sculpture was donated to Newport Beach by the artist, who created the sculpture in memory of her husband. Braden Finch was a former newspaper editor and city council member, who was involved in the drive to save Inspiration Point as a park. IAS files contain related article from "Newport Beach, The First Century," pg. 103-105; and information sheet from the Newport Beach Arts Commission. Inlaid plaque near cliffside sidewalk reads: SEA LIONS ON THE ROCK/BELOW ARE IN MEMORY OF/BRADEN FINCH-1903-1962/FOR HIS YEARS OF DEDICATED/SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY/AND TO THE PRESERVATION/OF THIS COASTLINE. 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 CA001404   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001404 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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