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Oasis Bench, (sculpture). Artist:  Hawk, Leslie, 1953- , sculptor. Title:  Oasis Bench, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1988. Medium:  Concrete, wood and iron painted black, pink, green, purple, red and yellow. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. 1/2 in. x 9 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  Leslie Hawk/THANK YOU:/J. EARLY/T. GALLENTINE/J. HALLMAN/A/ HILDEN/K. JOHNSON/M. MAN/B. MILLER/A. MUELLER/B. MURPHY/J. REID/A. ROSS/CO. SINARD/N. SINARD/M.QUICK/R. VOGT/LESLIE HAWK (copyright symbol) 1988/1991 signed Description:  Elaborate bus stop bench with llamas, pelicans, monkeys and palm trees depicted in bright colors. Subject:  Abstract Animal -- Llama Animal -- Bird -- Pelican Animal -- Monkey Landscape -- Tree -- Palm Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Located North side of Hennepin Avenue between 7th & 8th Streets, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  Commissioned by the Minneapolis Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program, Artist-Designed Bench Competition. The final cost was $6,000. The bench was restored in July 1991 after sustaining heavy vandalism damage. The paint was stripped and the surfaces repainted with an epoxy paint. The separating back support was screwed together and filled with a plastic filler. The artist refabricated the bird figure. The whole piece was covered with a clear epoxy protective coat. IAS files include a related article from Skyway News (Minneapolis, MN), Aug. 6, 1991 and a survey form from the Commission. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993. 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 MN000260   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000260 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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