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Guibara, Albert,
Abstract
Figure group
Occupation -- Sport
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Mountain View
Sculpture
Balance, (sculpture).
Artist:
Guibara, Albert, sculptor.
Title:
Balance, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Medium:
Figures: bronze; Poles: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
3 figures. Each figure: approx. 10 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 8 in.; Each pole: approx. H. 16 ft. x Diam. 5 in.
Description:
Three full-length human figures in bronze. Each figure is mounted atop a tall pole topped with a small sphere. Each figure balances on a sphere; one is standing upright and balances on his proper left foot; one is standing on his hands, with feet in the air; the third is balancing on his proper left hand, his proper right arm sticking out perpendicular to his body, and his legs straight up in the air. Two of the three poles are set in a tiered concrete platform. The third pole is set in a tiered platform across the street from the others.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group
Occupation -- Sport -- Gymnastics
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Mountain View
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Mozart Development, 1068 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, California 94303
Located Adobe Systems, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: Balance/Sculpture by/Albert Guibara/1989.
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 CA001107
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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