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    		• Cheng, Carl,
     
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    		• John Doe Co.,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Kinetic
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Santa Monica Art Tool: Walk on L.A., (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Cheng, Carl, 1942- , sculptor.
    John Doe Co., contractor.
    Title: 
    Santa Monica Art Tool: Walk on L.A., (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1988.
    Medium: 
    Cast concrete and steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. W. 12 ft. x Diam. 9 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Incised on the sides:) SANTA MONICA ART TOOL/WALK ON L.A. 1988 unsigned
    Description: 
    Large cylinder stamp oriented horizontally. The cylinder features a relief of the City of Los Angeles on its surface. It is attached to a steel pulley and when pulled along the beach with a tractor leaves a bird's eye view of city in the sand. Images include buildings, roads, parks and parking lots.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Place -- Los Angeles
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Monica
    Relief
    Kinetic
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Santa Monica, Cultural Affairs Division, Arts Department, 1685 Main Street, Room 106, Santa Monica, California 90401
    Located Santa Monica Beach, North of Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California
    Remarks: 
    Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant given in 1986 to the City of Santa Monica. The sculpture was also funded by the City of Santa Monica's Percent for Art Program, with additional funds received from the Santa Monica Arts Foundation. Nearby plaque reads: "Santa Monica Art Tool: 'Walk on L.A.' 1988/CARL CHENG/Constructed by John Doe Co./Cast concrete and steel/ Commissioned by the City of Santa Monica Percent for Art Program as part of the/Natural Elements Sculpture (NES) Park with funds from the National Endowment for the/Arts and the Santa Monica Arts Foundation" IAS files contain an excerpt from "SMarts: Guide to Public Art in Santa Monica."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
    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 CA001891
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