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    		• Akaji, Bumpei,
     
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    		• John Graham & Company,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Birds Aloft, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Akaji, Bumpei, 1921- , sculptor.
    John Graham & Company, engineering firm.
    Title: 
    Birds Aloft, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Manu Lewalani, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1966.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 5 x 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 x W. 5 ft.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Animal -- Bird
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Ala Moana Center, Customer Relations, Marketing Division, 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 3200, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
    Located Ala Moana Center, Mall level in front of J. C. Penney, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture, "Manu Lewalani" which is Hawaiian for birds in flight, was commissioned by Walter F. Dillingham for the Ala Moana Shopping Center. The artist chose the subject of birds in flight to represent "the busy and active shopping center." IAS files contain an article from the Honolulu Advertiser dated June 30, 1966, page B-6.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii 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 HI000008
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