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    		• Blunk, J. B.,
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Albany
     
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    		• Bench
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Magic Boat, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Blunk, J. B., 1926-2002, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Magic Boat, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1979.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: redwood, carved; Supports: granite; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 53 in. x 7 1/2 ft. x 8 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A large solid piece of redwood carved into an abstract, bowl-like bench with bulbous sides. There is an entrance on one side, with a step leading into the bowl. There are four seating areas carved into the sides and one seat on the exterior of the bowl. At the entrance to the bowl a circular bronze plaque containing braille is embedded. The sculpture rests on three roughly shaped, granite supports which are set on concrete.
    Subject: 
    Architecture -- Boat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Albany
    Bench
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    California Orientation Center for the Blind, Business Services Office, 400 Adams, Albany, California 94706
    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 CA000849
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