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Welcome to Whidbey Island, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Welcome to Whidbey Island, (sculpture). Medium:  Painted wood. Dimensions:  Approx. 18 in. x 25 ft. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On banner at top of sign:) WELCOME TO WHIDBEY ISLAND unsigned Description:  Wooden sign with three-dimensional, high- and bas-relief carvings. On either side of the sign are free-standing bald eagles. The eagles are perched on gray columns of rock. Curled up at the bottom of each rock column is a brown sea otter. The top half of the sign is rounded. On the left is a sailing ship with white sails and a pair of ducks, flying. In the center is painted a pod of killer whales; the whale in the foreground is carved in relief. On the right of the whale is a coastal scene with mountains and forest. In the center foreground of the sign are high reliefs of salmon and crabs. The bottom section of the sign features a relief of the Whidbey Island Ferry. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Bird -- Duck Animal -- Fish -- Crab Animal -- Whale Animal -- Fish -- Salmon Architecture -- Boat -- Sailboat Architecture -- Boat -- Ferry Architecture -- Boat -- Whidbey Island Ferry Waterscape -- Coast Animal -- Otter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Clinton Billboard Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Island County Courthouse, P. O. Box 5000, Coupeville, Washington 98239 Located Clinton Ferry Terminal, Clinton, Washington References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000402   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000402 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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