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Walrus, Seals, Sea Lions, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, S. Christine, sculptor. Title:  Walrus, Seals, Sea Lions, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ceramic tile and plaster mural. Dimensions:  8 panels. Each: 18 3/4 x 59 1/2 x 1 1/2 [irreg.] in. Inscription:  (On walrus in first panel:) S. CHRISTINE SMITH 1979 (On walrus in the second panel: S 1979 (On fin of right seal in third panel:) S (On fin of large seal in fourth panel:) S (On fin of left sea lion in sixth panel:) S (On find of left seal in seventh panel:) S (On first panel, right corner:) WALRUS/OBENUS ROSMARUS (On third panel, bottom right corner:) HARP SEAL/PHOCA GROENLANDICA (On fourth panel, bottom right corner:) GREY SEAL/HALIATOERUS GYRUS (On fifth panel, bottom right corner:) NORTHERN FUR SEAL/CALLORHINUS URSINUS (On sixth panel, bottom right corner:) CALIFORNIA SEA LION/ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS (On seventh panel, bottom right corner:) HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL/MONACHUS SCHAVINSLANDI signed Description:  Eight relief panels which depict a walrus and various types of seals. The relief panels are attached to the wall just above the viewing window for the sea lion pool. Subject:  Animal -- Walrus Animal -- Seal Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Exterior/Sea Lion Pool/Above Underwater Viewing Window, Washington, District of Columbia 20008 References:  Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 1990. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia 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 08700010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 08700010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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